Details of Plants:Momordica charantia

Plant details

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Phytochemicals

(+)-Tirucallol
(3R,6E)-nerolidol
(3beta,5alpha,24S)-Stigmasta-7,25-dien-3-ol
1-Hexadecanol
1-Pentadecanol
1-Penten-3-Ol
1-Triacontanol
2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid
2-Coumarinate
24-Methylenecycloartanol
3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid
3,5-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid
3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)Propionic Acid
3-Pgsgd
4-Aminobutyric Acid
4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid
4alpha-Methylzymosterol
5-Hydroxytryptamine
AC1L1UKB
AC1LAVB6
Alpha-D-Galacturonate
Alpha-D-Glucose
Alpha-Eleostearic Acid
Alpha-Trehalose
Benzyl Alcohol
Beta-Alanine
Calcium
Carotene
Cycloeucalenol
D-(+)-Trehalose
DL-Alanine-15N
DL-Arginine
DL-Tryptophan
DL-Valine
Diosgenin
Dl-Aspartic Acid
Ferulic Acid
Glutamate
Glutinol
Glycine
Hex-3-en-1-ol
Iron
L-Ascorbic Acid
L-Citrulline
L-glutamine
L-leucine
L-methionine
L-proline
L-serine
L-threonine
Linolenic Acid
Lophenol
Luteolin
Lycopene
Manganese
Momordicine
Momordicine II
Momordicoside A
Momordicoside C
Momordicoside D
Momordicoside F1
Momordicoside F2
Momordicoside G
Momordicoside I
Momordicoside K
Momordicoside L
MomordicosideB
Myrtenol
Phytosterols
Stigmasta-7,22,25-trien-3beta-ol
beta-Cryptoxanthin
beta-D-Glucose
cholesterol
cis-2-Penten-1-ol
cis-Sabinol
cis-Zeatin riboside
cucurbitadienol
dl-Menthol
l-isoleucine
β-Sitosterol-β-D-glucoside
β-carotene
NE-statewise availability

Assam
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Tripura: karalla
Assam: Daipiat
Ailments cured

Boils
Chest pain
Rheumatism
Plant parts used and methods

Fruit: Paste applied topically
Leaves: Taken orally
Plant References

Sajem. A. L; Gosai. K; Traditional use of medicinal plants by the Jaintia tribes in North Cachar Hills district of Assam, northeast India, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2:33, 2006.

Debbarma. M; et al.Traditional Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants In Tribes Of Tripura In Northeast, India, Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med., 14 (4): 156-168, 2017.

Phytochemical References

Mohanraj, K; et al., IMPPAT: A curated database of Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics, Scientific reports, 8:4329, 2018.