Palval - Musumusukkai
Botanical
name: Mukia Scabrella
Other Names:
Sanskrit: Bijagarbha,
Karkasa, Karkasacchada, Kulaka, Meki
Hindi: Palval, Palwal, Parvar, Parwal
Bengali: Potol,
Patol
English: Pointed
gourd
Malayalam: Kattu-potolam, Patolam
Tamil: Kombuppudalai,
Musumusukai, Peypputalai, Amirtapalai
Description:
A dioecious climber with perennial root
stock; stem slender, angled, hispid. Tendrils usually forked. Leaves 7.5 * 5
cm, ovate-oblong or cordate, acute, sinuate-dentate, rough on both surfaces.
Description:
This species is found in wild state only in
the plains of North India from Punjab to Assam. It is also cultivated throughout
the warmer regions of India like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam
for its fruits and throughout India ascending up to 1,800 mtr in the Hills. The
plant requires humid and hot climate. Propagation is done by root or stem
cuttings. Early planting is done during February-April and late planting form
May to July.
Parts used:
Leaf
Chemical
Constituents:
Musumusukai
is typically low in calories, low in
fat, high in protein per calorie, high in dietary fiber, high in iron and calcium, and very high in phytochemicals
such as vitamin C, carotenoids, lutein, folate as well as Vitamin K.
Siddha
Medicinal Benefits:
Abdominal
disorders
Leprosy
Skin
disorders
If you
take musumusukai leaves with your food, it
will reduce sneeze problem, Boil the leaf juice with gingelly oil and apply
topically on the head before taking bath to cure Asthma.
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