Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000009410

Family: CUCURBITACEAE

Scientific Name: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

Collector: Narain Mandal

Country: India

Uses: Fruit pulp is used in cooling, diuretic, and antibilious. Seeds are used in dropsy and as anthelmintic. Oil is used for headache.