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Bottle gourd (alabu)

लौकी (अलाबू) · अलाबू

Lagenaria siceraria · Cucurbitaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: अलाबूअलाबुतुम्बीकटुतुम्बी
Hindi: लौकीअलाबूघीयादूधीतुम्बी
English: Bottle gourdbottle gourdcalabashalabu
Romanized: alabulaukighiya
Marathi: दुधी

Ayurvedic properties

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Qualities (guna): Shita
Effect on the doshas: Kapha: aggravatesVata: aggravates
Actions: PushtikaraVrishyaMala pravartaka

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Properties1

Bottle gourd (लौकी; verse tumbī) is listed among creeper fruits described as tasty and nourishing, kapha-increasing and cold, very wholesome in pitta and blood disorders, slightly vata-producing, clearing the bowels, wholesome and aphrodisiac.
Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 41Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

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Formula that destroys pitta-type stoneपित्ताश्मरी नाशक योग

Procedures using it

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Stage-wise treatment of mandali and rajimanta snake poisoningमंडली व राजीमंत विष के वेगों की चिकित्सा

Conditions mentioned with it

2

Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Snakebite (sarpa visha)सर्प विष (सांप का जहर)Urinary stone (ashmari)अश्मरी (पथरी)

Organs and systems mentioned

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Blood and circulationरक्त और रक्त संचार Eyesआंखें (नेत्र)Headसिर (शिर)Heart and cardiovascular systemहृदय और रक्त-संवहनी तंत्र Kidneys and urinary systemगुर्दे और मूत्र तंत्र Skinत्वचा Testes and male reproductive organsअंडकोष और पुरुष जननांग Throatगला (कंठ)

Other ingredients used together

24

Count of shared preparations.

Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत)×2 Kasha grassकांस (काश)×1 Kusha grassकुश×1 Utkataरामसर×1 Sugarcane (ikshu)गन्ना (इक्षु)×1 Pashanabhedaपाषाणभेद (पखानभेद)×1 Gokshura (caltrops)गोखरू (गोक्षुर)×1 Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा)×1 Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)×1 Shirisha (lebbek)सिरस (शिरीष)×1 Dhattura (thorn apple)धतूरा (धत्तूर)×1 Kurantakaपीली कटसरैया×1 Shamiछौंकरा×1 Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता)×1 Pathaपाठा (पाढ़)×1 Banana (kadali)केला (कदली)×1 Vidarakaबिदारक×1 Nagakesara (ironwood flower)नागकेसर×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Plant glossary, letter section त (entries 1–41: तगर to त्वक्)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, त वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–41: तगर से त्वक्)Plant glossary, letter section प (entries 1–48: पटोल to प्लक्ष)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, प वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–48: पटोल से प्लक्ष)Plant glossary, आ entries 1–21 (आखुकर्णी to आश्मन्तक)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, आ वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–21 (आखुकर्णी से आश्मन्तक)Plant glossary, क्ष section, entries 1–12 (क्षणदा to क्षुरक)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, क्ष वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–12 (क्षणदा से क्षुरक)Properties of gourds and other creeper fruits (heading misplaced)लताफलों के गुण (शीर्षक भूल से दोहराया गया)Stage-wise treatment of mandali and rajimanta poisoningमंडली और राजीमंत विष के वेगों की चिकित्सा

Course sessions

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

Plant glossary entries

4

आलाबुकद्दू क्षीरिणीऊंटकटीला तुम्बीतोंबी पुष्पफलिनीतुरई

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Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 41

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Content type: Food
Categories: Vegetable
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 0
Chapters: Chapter 4
Extraction tasks: T03
Record id: ingredient_alabu