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Katutumbi (bitter bottle gourd)

कड़वी तुम्बी (कटुतुम्बी) · कटुतुम्बी

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
कटुतुम्बीकटुतुम्बिनीइक्ष्वाकुतुम्बीकटुकिकातुम्बिका
Hindi
कड़वी तुम्बीकटुतुम्बीतितलौकीकड़वी लौकीकडुआ तुम्बी
English
Katutumbibitter bottle gourdkatutumbi
Romanized
katutumbititlauki

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Classification1

  • The bitter bottle gourd vine (verse kaṭukikā) is named among the five vines, said to remove pitta and kapha, destroy worms, suit kuṣṭha, relieve cough, breathlessness, poisoning and fever, and suit the blood.

    Chapter 4 · p. 58 · v. 38Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Properties1

  • Tumbikā (bitter bottle gourd) is said to hold poison in its fruit, leaves and flowers.

    Chapter 19 · p. 414 · v. 30Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Given as vehicle or after-drink

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Taken with or after these preparations.

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Where else is this mentioned?

Named 6 times on 5 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantFruitEmetic
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
5
Extraction tasks
T03, T20
Record id
ingredient_katutumbi