Coccinia grandis
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Coccinia grandis also called baby watermelon / ivy gourd has medicinal properties used for treating diseases like leprosy, asthma, fever, jaundice, etc.
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Coccinia grandis
- 2. Presented by Dr. Sudhakar Kokate Director PPRC, India
- 4. Description Ӿ Family: Cucurbitaceae Ӿ Geographical distribution: Africa, Asia, India, Philippines, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Eastern papua, New Guinea, Australia, Hawaii PPRC/INDIA 02
- 5. Description Ӿ Common names: Baby watermelon, Gentleman’s toes Ӿ Perennial, much branched, root thick, stems grooved slender glabrous, slender tendrils Ӿ Leaves: 5-10 cm long broad bright green PPRC/INDIA 03
- 7. Description Ӿ Flowers: Male – peduncles 1 flowered 2 -3.8 cm long subfilliform, calyx tube glabrous, 4.5 mm long teeth, 2.5 mm long linear, corolla 2.5 cm long veined pubescent inside, glabrous outside PPRC/INDIA 05
- 8. Description Ӿ Flowers: Female – 1.3 – 2.5 cm long, fusiform ovary, glabrous, slightly ribbed Ӿ Fruit: fusiform, ellipsoid 2.5 – 5 x 1.3 – 2.5 cm with white streaks bright scarlet when fully ripe PPRC/INDIA 06
- 10. Description Ӿ Seeds: Obovoid, rounded at the apex, papillose, yellowish grey PPRC/INDIA 08
- 11. Contents Ӿ Vitamin A Ӿ Vitamin C Ӿ Beta-carotene Ӿ B1, B2 PPRC/INDIA 09
- 13. Nutritive value* Carbohydrates 3.1 g Fat 0.1 g Fibre 1.6 g Ascorbic acid 1.4 mg Calcium 40 mg Iron 1.4 mg PPRC/INDIA 11
- 14. Nutritive value* Niacin 0.7 mg Phosphorus 30 mg Thiamine 0.07 mg Water 93.5 g Energy 75 KJ (18 Kcal) * For 100 g PPRC/INDIA 12
- 16. Uses ₪ The fruit is aphrodisiac, allays thirst useful in biliousness and diseases of the blood ₪ Juice of thick tap root useful in diabetes PPRC/INDIA 14
- 17. Uses ₪ Leaf extract useful for fever ₪ The green fruit chewed to cure sores on the tongue ₪ Powdered bark acts as a good cathartic PPRC/INDIA 15
- 19. Uses ₪ Leaves applied externally in eruptions of the skin ₪ Plant taken internally in gonorrhoea ₪ Leaves useful in Atkinson disease ₪ Cooked leaves are good for diabetes PPRC/INDIA 17
- 20. Uses ₪ Useful in glycosuria disease ₪ The leaves are boiled in Gingelly oil and applied externally in ringworm, psoriasis, itch ₪ The oil is used in ulcer PPRC/INDIA 18
- 22. Uses ₪ Useful in bronchial catarrh ₪ Fruit useful in diseases like leprosy, asthma and jaundice ₪ Shows nurturing effects on eyes, heart, liver and kidney ₪ Eliminates radiation PPRC/INDIA 20
- 36. Thank you !!