Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Fruit
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Unripe fruit cooked with Murunga leaves is eaten by patients suffering from respiratory problems
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Chitinase from seeds; cucumisin like serine protease from sarcocarp
Bioactivity :
Ethanol extract of seeds: anthelmintic, antiangiogenic, antinociceptive, antipyretic, antiurolithiatic, anticonvulsant; seed oil: antioxidative; fruit juice: inhibit gastric mucosal injury, prevent morphine addiction and suppress symptoms of opioid withdrawal; methanol extract of fruit: anorectic activity; cream prepared from fruit extract: antiageing
Clinical:
Note :
Fruits are used as a vegetable
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