A climbing or prostrate perennial herb, with long tuberous roots and void or elliptoic fruits, 1-2 in. long and 1/2 -1 in. diam. The fruits are smooth and bright green with white stripes when immature, becoming bright scarlet when ripe.
Herb Effects
Lowers blood sugar, decreases peak value of sugar content (Chandrasekar).
Chemistry
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use
Potential hypoglycaemic agent
Reference
Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.
Kamble SM. Kamlakar PL. Vaidya S. Bambole VD. Influence of Coccinia indica on certain enzymes in glycolytic and lipolytic pathway in human diabetes. Indian J Med Sci1998 Apr;52(4):143-6.
Health Remedies 
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