Citrullus colocynthis is a desert viney plant that grows in sandy, arid soils. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia, and is distributed among the west coast of northern Africa, eastward through the Sahara, Egypt until India, and reaches also the north coast of the Mediterranean and the Caspian Seas.

Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) is a plant that grows in East Asia. Its fruit looks like a small watermelon and contains chemicals that are unsafe. Colocynth contains chemicals called...

2013年1月17日 · Colocynth is an important Ayurveda herb. It is also known as bitter apple. Its botanical name is Citrullus colocynthis and it belongs to the Cucurbitacae family (Kosataki kula). Malayalam and Tamil name: Pikkumutti. English name: Colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, vine of Sodom.

Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. (Cucurbitaceae) is widely distributed in the desert areas of the world. The fruit bodies of C. colocynthis are recognized for their wide range of nutraceutical potential, as well as medicinal and pharmaceutical ...

Citrullus colocynthis is a desert plant and a source of several bioactive compounds such as essential oils, glycosides, flavonoids, alkaloids, and fatty acids. Medicinal plants improve the immune system.

Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. is a perennial creeping herbaceous vine commonly found in sandy desert areas. It is a member of the family Cucurbitaceae and native to the Mediterranean basin, West Asia, and the coast of North Africa.

2023年6月23日 · Colocynth, also known as citrullus colocynthis, is a cucurbitaceae plant. It is a perennial vine that produces yellow fruits that resemble miniature watermelons. However, they have a bitter taste due to high levels of cucurbitacin glycosides.

2023年2月1日 · Bitter apple fruit is commonly known as colocynth, bitter cucumber, bitter melon, egusi melon, Citrullus colocynthis lanatus, and the bitter vine of Sodom. It grows as a wild perennial in arid places across the world and has promising therapeutic, nutraceutical, and food uses (Asyaz et al. 2010).

2024年5月28日 · Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) is an important Ayurvedic herb. It is also known as bitter apple. This herb aids helps balance the pitta and kapha doshas.

It cures tumors, leucoderma, ulcers, asthma, bronchitis, urinary discharge, enlarged spleen, tuberculosis glands of the neck, dyspepsia, constipation, anaemia, and throat diseases. The fruit pulp is purgative, diuretic, antiepileptic, and anti-gonorrheal (Batanouny, 1999).