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Trichosanthes anguina  Linn.

   

Botanical Name

:

Trichosanthes anguina Linn.

English Name

:

Snake Gourd

Synonym(s)

:

Trichosanthes cucumerina anguina (L.)Haines., Trichosanthes cucumerina L.

Family

:

Cucurbitaceae

 

General Info

Description

An annual creeper. Stems very long, slender, furrowed, sub-glabrous; tendrils 2-3-fid; leaves 5-8 cm long, of various shapes, lobed, base deeply cordate; flowers monoecious: male flowers in axillary racemes, peduncles 5-15 cm long, bearing 8-15 flowers near the apex; female flowers axillary, solitary; fruits sometimes up to 4 m in length and up to 7.5 cm. thick, often twisted, green when young, or pale green, white, sometimes striped, changing to bright orange when ripe.

Herb Effects

Cardian tonic and anti-febrile, emetic, useful in restoring the disordered processes of nutrition, creates a cooling effect in the body, root is purgative and tonic. Anthelmintic, purgative and emetic (fruit)

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Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Chondrillasterol (plant), ascorbic acid, beta carotene, ceryl alcohol, hentriacontane, ß-sitosterol, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin (fruit); linoleic acid, oxalic acid (seed)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
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Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Chondrillasterol Not Available 17-[(E)-5-ethyl-6-me
thyl-hept-3-en-2-yl]
-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,
4,5,6,9,11 ,12,14,1
5,16,17-dodecahydro-
1H-cyclopenta[a]phen
anthren-3-ol
C29H48O Click Here To Enlarge
Ascorbic acid Not Available 2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one
C6H8O6 Click Here To Enlarge
beta-Carotene Not Available 3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene
C40H56 Click Here To Enlarge
Ceryl alcohol 506-52-5 hexacosan-1-ol C26H54O Click Here To Enlarge
Hentriacontane 630-04-6 Hentriacontane C31H64 Click Here To Enlarge
Beta-Sitosterol 5779-62-4 17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14, 15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol
C29H50O Click Here To Enlarge
Niacin 99148-57-9 pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid
C6H5NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Riboflavin Not Available Not Available C17H21N4O9P Click Here To Enlarge
Thiamin 59-43-8 2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol
C12H17N4OS+ Click Here To Enlarge
Linoleic acid 8024-22-4 Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid
C18H32O2 Click Here To Enlarge
Oxalic acid 553-91-3 Oxalic acid C2H2O4 Click Here To Enlarge

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

To improve appetite and cure biliousness (fruit); for expulsion of worms and for the treatment of diarrhoea and syphilis (roots and seeds)

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