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Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner

Summary
It is commonly known as Tinda and belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae.The mature fruit is eaten as vegetable which is used in cooking a variety of Indian dishes such as kootu, curry, sabzi and dal. It has high water content which imparts a cooling effect to the body. It is a rich source of phytoconstituents like phenolic compounds, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, cardiac glycosides, and terpenoids that have antioxidative property and act as free radical scavengers.

Mode of Consumption : Boiled and cooked
Plant Details Agro-climatic Zone Vernacular Names Pictures
Scientific Name: Benincasa fistulosa (Stocks) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
Family: Cucurbitaceae Juss.
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cucurbitales
Genus: Benincasa Savi
Fruiting Season: November to February
Parts: Fruit
  • The Maharashtra Plateau Region & The Western Coastal Region
  • The South-Eastern Plateau Region & The Eastern Coastal Region
  • The Western Rajasthan Region & The Aravali-Malwa Upland
  • The Upper Ganga Plain Region & The Middle Ganga Plain Region
 Maharashtra : Dhemase, Bimbi, Kondvalli, Tendli
Punjab : Tinda
Rajasthan : Tindsi
Uttar Pradesh : Tinda

Fruit
Compound/Extract Activity Mode of Action Marker/References
LectinAnti-tumorZymogram studies revealed that purified lectin and Cisplatin preferentially decreased the Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) MMP-2 activity compared to MMP-9. The decrease in the microvascular density (MVD), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) level, and MMP's activity provide strong evidence that purified lectin has strong anti-angiogenic potential as that of the standard chemotherapeutic drug Cisplatin.MMP-2, MMP-9, MVD, and VEGF[1]
Lectin of fruit sapAnticancerThe lectin treatment, identified from the fruit sap, resulted in tumor growth inhibition and increased the life-span of the EAC, cancer bearing mice, without showing any detectable side effects. The lectin exhibits its potential role against cancer development by decreasing VEGF secretion and inhibiting the expression of MMP2 and MMP9.VEGF, MMP2, and MMP[2]
Major Class Metabolites (Content of bioactives: mg/100g Fresh Weight)
Effect Observation DOI
Disease Formulation Reference Author TKDL
Information from Wealth of India Reference
4.2, 04.2.1, 04.2.1.1, 04.2.1.3, 04.2.2, 04.2.2.3, 04.2.2.5, 04.2.2.6, 04.2.2.8
    CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
    CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India