Patola

Botanical Name

Tricosanthes Diocia Roxb

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Sanskrit

Patola

English

Pointed Gourd

Hindi

Parval

Kannada

Kadu-Padaval

Malayalam

Patolm

Telugu

Kommupodalai, Peyu,Podal

Tamil

Kambu Podalai

Marathi

 

Distribution

It is distributed throught the plains of north india extends to assam and bengal

Parts Used

Fruits, Leaf, Root

Dose

Swarasa-10-20ml

Chemical Constituents

Nicotinic acid, riboflavin, thimine, linoleic acid, cucurbita

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Laghu, Ruksha

Taste (Rasa)

Tika, Katu

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Ushna

Impact (Prabhava)

Vrsya, Varnya, Deepana

Pharmacological Action

  • Kaphapittahara
  • Vrshya
  • Pachana
  • Deepana
  • Krimigna
  • Hridhya
  • Unripened fruit is good source of calcium, iron and phosphorus
  • Decoctions of leaves used for amenorrhoea
  • Used as purgative
  • Juice of leaves for externally for sores and various animal bites

Therapeutic Uses

  • Jvara
  • Kusta, seed oil used for dermatitis
  • Amlapitta
  • Daha
  • Khalitya
  • Medoroga

Some of the common formulations

  • Patoladi ghrita
  • Patoladi choorna
  • Patoladi kashaya
  • Kalingadi kwatha