Plant |
Family | Gourd Family / Cucumber Family, cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae) |
English |
Bur cucumber, Bur gherkin, Cackrey, Gherkin, Gooseberry cucumber, Gooseberry gourd, Horned cucumber, Jelly melon, Maroon cucumber, West indian gherkin, West indian gourd, Wild cucumber |
Latin |
Cucumis anguria L., Cucumis arada L. |
Plantparts | Entire plant, Fruit, Fruits, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-diabetic, antidiabetic activity, Anti-emetic, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Antihelmintic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-hypertensive, Antivomitive, Arterial hypertension, Bruise, bruises, cholesterol, cholesterol in blood vessels, Cholesterol Reducer, Cholesterol reduction, conjunctivitis, Contusion, contusions, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, dispel worms, Dyslipidemia, emesis, expel worms, Eye drop, eye drops, eyewash, Gravel, haemorrhoids, helmint, Hemorrhoid, Hemorrhoids, high blood pressure, High cholesterol, High levels of cholesterol in the blood, Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, Hyper tensive, injuries, injury, kidney gravel, kidney sand, lower cholesterol levels in the blood, Lowers bloodpressure, Piles, pinkeye, Puking, reduce blood cholesterol, reduce blood fat level, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, Renal Calculi, renal calculus, stopping vomiting, sugar diabetis, Throwing up, treatment for worms, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, Vomit, vomiting, worm, worms |
Other uses |
Bed bugs, Cimicidae, driving out bedbugs, vermin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used by Ribeirinhos in the North Araguaia microregion, Mato Grosso, Brazil, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) |
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