Cucurbitaceae:

Medicinal plants under: Cucurbitaceae

Sanskrit Name	Botanical Name
alabu	Cucurbita lagrenaria Linn
amlave	Solena amplexicaulis (Lam. ) Gandhi, heterophylla Lour.
bimbi	Coccinia indica Wight & Arun, Coccinia indica grandis, Coccinia cordifolia
bimbi	Coccinia cordifolia
cicinda	Trichosanthes anguina, Trichosanthes cucumerina Linn.
cirbhita	Cucumis melo var. memordica Duthis & Fuller
cirpota	Zanonia indica Linn.
dhamargava	Luffa cylindrica Linn.
dindisha	Citrullus vulgaris Var.
ervaru	Cucumis melo var.
gudaygophala	Cucurbita maxima Duchesne.
ikshvaku	Lagenaria siceraria Standle., Lagenaria vulgaris
indravaruni	Cucumis trigonus Roxb.
indravaruni	Citrullus colocynthis Schrad.
jimutaka	Luffa echinata Roxb.
kakanasa	Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour., Trichosanthes bracteata Voigt
karavella	Momordica charantia Linn.
karkati	Cucumis utilissimus Roxb., Cucumis utilissimus Linn.
katuki	Luffa amara Roxb.
koshataki	Luffa acutangulata Linn.
kushmanda	Benincasa hispida Cogn.
lingini	Diplocyclos palmatus Leffrey, Bryonia laciniosa Linn.
patola	Trichosanthes dioica, Trichosanthes lobata Roxb.
trapusha	Cucumis sativus Linn.
trikoshak	Mukia maderaspatana (Linn.) Roem., Melothria maderaspatana (Linn.) Cogn.
vandhya	Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng.

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