indravaruni :

Taxonomical Classification

Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta - Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Cucumis
Species: Cucumis trigonus

Allied species:

Colocynthis vulgaris

Colocynthis cucomis.

VERNACULAR NAMES

Sanskrit: bahuphalla, chitra, chitraphala, chitravalli, devi, garakshivriksha, godumba, indravaruni, kapilakshi, katphala, kumbhasi, laghuchirbhitta, maruja, mrigachirbhitta, mrigadani, mrigakshi, mrigervaru, mrigeshana, pathya, schvetapushpa, vichitra, vishala
English: bitter gourd , Kachri
Hindi: Jangal Indryan, Bislambi
Telugu: Adavi pucha
Bengali: Gomuk
Marathi: Shenni, Shendhad
Konkani: Karit
Tamil: Kattummati
Malayalam: Kattuvellari, certutu pekkummatti
Kannada: Halmekki, Mekki bali ,Karanti
Assamese: Jangli Indrayan, Ghimaru

Varities:

In Dhanvantari Nighantu, 3 varieties are mentioned; Indravaruni – Citrullus colocynthis Linn. Vishala – Trichosanthes palmata Roxb. Svetapushpi – Cucumis trigonus Roxb.

But some other nighantus like Bhavaprakasha, Raja and Saligrama nighantu mentions two varieties namely Indravaruni and Mahendravaruni. The drug is also mentioned in Sadak, Kaiyadeva, and Madanapala nighantu. The drug have been quoted in Amarakosam also.