Barcode: CAL0000013787

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Family: CUCURBITACEAE

Scientific Name: Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

Collector: D. Hooper and M.S. Ramaswami

Country: India

Uses: Fruit pulp, colocynth, a drastic hydragogue cathartic, contains citrullin, which was believed to be a glycoside, but is now known to be a mixture of an alkaloid and citrullol. Roots purgative, used in ascites, jaundice, rheumatism, and urinary troubles.