Trichosanthes cucumerina L
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Trichosanthes cucumerina var. anguina (L.) Haines – cultivated variant
Trichosanthes cucumerina var. cucumerina – wild variant
Formerly, the cultivated form was considered a distinct species, but it is nowadays regarded as a mere variety of the wild ancestor, as they freely interbreed.
Arabic : Qar’ El Hhanash;
Bengali: চিচিঙ্গা
Brazil : Abóbora-Serpente ( Portuguese );
Burmese : Pe Lin New;
Chinese : She Gua , Sha Kua, She Xing Gua, Shi Yong She Gua, She Dou, Dou Jiao Huang Gua, Mao Wu Gua, Mao Wu Kua;
Danish : Lang Tomat, Slangeagurk, Slangegræskar,
Dutch : Haarbloem;
English: Wild snake gourd
Estonian: Harilik madukurk
Finnish: Käärmekurkku;
French : Courge Serpent,Courge Serpent Du Népal, Courge Serpent Cultivée, Courge Longue, De L’inde, Patole, Serpent Japonais, Serpent Vegetal;
French Guiana : Anguine Amere;
German : Haarblume, Schlangengurke, Schlangen haargurke, Schlangen-Haargurke, Sinesischer Kürbis;
Guinea-Bissau : Camatom ( Crioulo );
Hindi: जंगली चिचोण्डा jangli chichonda, कड़वा परवर kadva parvar, pudel
Indonesia : Paria Belut, Paria Ular, Pare Welut;
Italian : Zucchetta Cinese, Serpente Vegetale, Serpentona;
Japanese : Ebi Uri, Karasu-Uri-Zoku;
Kannada: paduvalakaayi
Kannada: ಪಡುವಲಕಾಯಿ
Laos : Mak Noi Lay, Mak Ngo Ngieo, Ngoo Ngeewz;
Malayalam: padavalanga
Malaysia : Ketolar Ular, Timun Bengkok, Petola Ular;
Marathi: जंगली पडवल jungli padwal, कडू पडवळ kadu padwal, पडोळ padol
Nepali: चिचिण्डो
Nigeria : Tòmétò Eléjò ( Yoruba );
Philippines: Parparia, Karkarabasa-Ti-Aso ( Iloko ), Melon-Daga, Melon-Melonan, Tabubok, Tabugok ( Tagalog);
Poliski: Gurdlina ogórkowata
Portuguese : Abóbora Serpente, Quiabo De Metro;
Russian: Трихозант змеевидный
Sanskrit: पटोल patola
Senegal : Mété Durubab ( Serer );
Sierra Leone : Sn e k-Tamatis ( Krio ), An-R s thma ( Temne );
Slangemelon, Trikosantes;
Slovašcina : Kačasti Trihozant;
Spanish : Calabaza De Culebra, Calabaza Anguina;
Sri Lanka : Pathola ( Sinhalese) ;
Surinam : Djidjinga ( Hindu), Paredjawi ( Javan);
Tamil: காட்டுப்பேய்ப்புடல் kattuppeypputal
Telugu: అడవిపొట్ల కాయ adavipotla kaya, నాటు పొట్లకాయ Natu potlakaaya
Thai : Buap Ngu, Nom Phichit, Ma Noi;
Turkish : Yilan Kabagi;
Vietnamese : Day Na T’ay, Dan’i Muop Ta’y, Muop Ho.
Ayurvedic uses: Bitter fruits—blood purifier (used in the treatment of skin diseases); germicidal; appetizer, laxative (used in bilious disorders); hepatoprotective. Root and seed—anthelmintic, antifebrile. Whole plant—antipyretic. Root— cathartic. Leaves—used externally in alopecia.
USES: Whole plant: Extract regarded as a depurative stomachic in nineteenth century Cayenne (Medicinal Plants of the Guianas)
58 Published articles of Trichosanthes cucumerina L
Hedychium spicatum Buch.-Ham.
