Barcode: CAL0000009411

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Family: CUCURBITACEAE

Scientific Name: Luffa cylindrica(L.) M.Roem.

Collector: E. Vajravelu

Country: India

Uses: Tender fruits is diuretic and lactagogue. Ripe fruit is used after burning and pulverized as carminative and anthelmintic. Juice is purgative. Mature seeds are bitter, emetic, and cathartic.