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Zanonia
indica L.
Synonym
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Juppia borneensis
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Family
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Cucurbitaceae
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Local name
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Malayalam
– Peenarvalli
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Flowering and fruiting period
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October-November
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Distribution
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Indo-Malesia
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Distribution in kerala
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Alappuzha, Idukki, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Habitat
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Degraded forest areas
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Uses
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It is used topically to treat spasmodic infections. It
treats Sores, Boils, Wounds, Burns, Insect bites, Gout and Rheumatism. Fruits
are cooling, laxative and aperient in nature. It cures Asthma, Cough and
Bronchitis.
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Key
Botanical Characters :
Woody dioecious,
perennial climbers; tendrils simple or bifid, elongate. Leaves 8-22 x 4-12
cm, ovate-oblong, base rounded, apex acute, subcoriaceous, trinerved; petiole
4-11 cm long. Flowers small, males arranged in lax pendulous panicles,
females racemose. Male flowers: pedicels 4-5 mm long; sepals c. 2 mm long,
ovate, acute; petals upto 3.5 x 1.5 mm, oblong, obtuse, buff-coloured.
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