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Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.

Summary

It is commonly known as Petha. It belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae and is loaded with ample amount of phenols, alkaloids, glycosides, tannins, saponins, terpenoids, flavonoid C– glycosides, sterols, etc. that impart a lot of health benefits. The notable bioactive markers are Quercetin and Rutin. B. hispida extract has suppressive effects on allergic inflammation. Furthermore, the B. hispida extract significantly reduced the TNF-α and IL-4 levels in the Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) when challenged with antigen and provided notable ameliorative benefits for allergic symptoms which indicates that B. hispida extract is efficacious against allergic inflammation. Mode of Consumption : Boiled and cooked

Plant Details/ Agro-climatic Zone/ Vernacular Name

Plant Details	Agro-climatic Zone	Vernacular Names	Pictures
Scientific Name: Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. Family: Cucurbitaceae Juss. Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Cucurbitales Genus: Benincasa Savi Fruiting Season: November to February Parts: Fruit, Leaves, Seeds	The Eastern Coastal Region The North-Eastern Hill Region The Middle Ganga Plain Region The Maharashtra Plateau Region & The Western Coastal Region	Andhra Pradesh : Boodida Gummadikaaya Assam : Kumura Bihar : Pethakaddu Maharashtra : Kohla Manipur : Torobot Sikkim : Kubindo	Fruit

Immunomodulatory Activity

Compound/Extract	Activity	Mode of Action	Marker/References
Aqueous extract	Anti-inflammatory	Aqueous extract reduces high glucose-induced cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) activation by inhibiting monocyte adhesion, ROS, and NF-κB in human umbilical vein endothelial cells.	ROS, and NF-κB^[4]
Extract	Anti-inflammatory	Its extract reduced the serum IgE levels; extracts provides notable ameliorative benefits for allergic symptoms, by modulating IL-4 and TNF-α production in Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.	IgE, IL-4 and TNF-α^[5]

Metabolites

Major Class	Metabolites (Content of bioactives: mg/100g Fresh Weight)
Flavonoid	Quercetin : 27130 mg/100g, Rutin: 36310 mg/100g^[4]

Prebiotic Activity

Effect	Observation	DOI

Traditional Knowledge Digital Library(TKDL)

Disease	Formulation	Reference	Author	TKDL
Chronic pyrexia	Shitarirasa	Brihadrasarajasundara	Compiled & Translated by, Dattaram Caube	Ayurveda
Nervine tonic / Naadi uramaaki, Immuno-potentiator / Immuno-modulator	Velvanga Parpam	Agathiyar paripooranam 400	Agasthiyar	Siddha
Melanagogue, Exhilarant, General tonic, Frigorific, for Heart, Liver, Stomach, Spermatogenic, General Adipogenous, Diuretic, Haemostyptic	Petha	Khazaain-al-Advia, Vol II	Mohd. Najmul Ghani Khan	Unani

Information compiled from Wealth of India

Information from Wealth of India	Reference
The seeds possess anthelmintic properties. The juice of the ripe fruit is considered useful in haemoptysis and other internal discharges and beneficial in phthisis.	CSIR(1948).The Wealth of India, Raw materials,Vol.-I ,P.173, New Delhi, India

FSSAI Category

4.2, 04.2.1, 04.2.1.1, 04.2.1.3, 04.2.2.3, 04.2.2.5, 04.2.2.6, 04.2.2.8

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References

1 . DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1764-0_28 2 . DOI: 10.1007/s12263-010-0194-6 3 . DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2021.102151 4 . DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2008.11.007 5 . https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285889092_Suppressive_effects_of_Benincasa_hispida_on_allergic_inflammation

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