Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Fruit
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Fruit is taken as a vegetable and improves digestion and induces urine secretion
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Cucurbitacins and saponins from fruits; polysaccharide consists of galacturonate and xylose derivatives from aqueous extract of stem
Bioactivity :
Fruit juice and fruit extracts: diuretic, antihyperlipidaemic, antioxidative; fruit powder: ameliorates dexamethasone induced hypertension
Clinical:
References : Deshpande, J. R. et al., (2008), Beneficial effects of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) fruit epicarp in animal models, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 46, 234-242. Erasto, P. and Mbwambo, Z. H., (2009), Antioxidant activity and HPTLC profile of Lagenaria siceraria fruits, Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 11(2), 79-83. Ghule, B. V. et al., (2006), Hypolipidemic and antihyperlipidemic effects of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) fruit extracts, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 44, 905-909. Ghule, B. V. et al., (2007), Diuretic activity of Lagenaria siceraria fruit extracts in rats, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 69(6), 817-819. Ghosh, K. et al., (2008), Structural studies of a methyl galacturonosyl- methoxyxylan isolated from the stem of Lagenaria siceraria (Lau), Carbohydrate Research, 343(2), 341-349. Itoh, T. et al., (1980), 10α-Cucurbita-5, 24-dien-3β-ol from gourd seed oil, Lipids, 15(2), 122-123. Mali, V. R. and Bodhankar, S. L., (2010), Effect of Lagenaria siceraria (LS) powder on dexamethasone induced hypertension in rats, International Journal of Advanced in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1(1). Mohale, D. S. et al., (2008), Antihyperlipidemic activity of isolated constituents from the fruits of Lagenaria siceraria in albino rats, International Journal of Green Pharmacy, 2(2), 104-107.
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