Term Broader Term-Narrower Term Specialisations Generalisation Broader Narrower Related Terms Related Term Synonym Preferred Term Non-Preferred Term Scope Note Luffa echinata Roxb. Origin

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengal and Gujarat.

Action:

Fruit—purgative (intensely bitter and fibrous). An infusion is given in biliary and intestinal colic; also in nephritis and chronic bronchitis.

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