bottle gourd lagenaria siceraria
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Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
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Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
Native: Africa & Asia
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Height: 18-24 inches
Leaf Shape: Circular
Annual climbing vine
Edible
Pollination: Self
Pollination
Calabash was one of the first cultivated plants in the world, grown not for food but as a container
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Hindi: लललल Lauki
Manipuri: Khongdrum
Tamil: लललललललललल Surakkai
Telugu: సరకయ, Sorakkaya
Marathi: लललल Dudhi
Malayalam: Pechura
Kannada: Sorekayi
Bengali: Ladu
Gujarati: Tumada
Sanskrit: Tiktalabu
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
Grows fast and begin to flower only 2 months after seeding
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Lagenaria (lag-en-AR-ee-uh)siceraria (sy-ker-AR-ee-uh)
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
© Confederation of Indian IndustryDried Calabash is used as bottle, Utensil or Pipe. Hence the name Bottle Gourd
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
Calabash means dry gourd in Persian literature
© Confederation of Indian IndustryA gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae - a name given to the hollow, dried shell of a fruit
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Leaves are up to 15 inches wide, circular in shape, with smooth margins, a few with broad lobes or undulate margins
Leaves of lower surface have a velvety structure because of fine hairs
Lower Surface
Upper Surface
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Flowers are borne singly on the axils of the Flowers are borne singly on the axils of the leavesleaves
Flowers grow upto 4 inches in diameter. White and attractive
Male flowers on long peduncles
Female flowers on Short peduncles
Pollinated at night by hawk-Pollinated at night by hawk-moths and other moth speciesmoths and other moth species
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
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Fresh fruit has a light green smooth skin and a white flesh
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
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Brownish seeds are numerous in a whitish green pulp
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
Seed is rectangular in shape with grooved notches near the attached end
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A glass of juice is a
valuable medicine for
dehydration due to severe
diarrhoea
Cures disorders like
jaundice and inflammation
of kidneys & Diabetes
Medicinal Value
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
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Provides multiple
vitamins
Cooling effect
Prevents constipation
Help on pH balance
Aid in weight loss
Insomnia
Health Benefits Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
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Please do remember Bottle Gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Everybody must eat bottle guard at the month of Mid – February upto mid – April to prevent getting chicken pox
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Contains 96% of water & Low in Calories
Varieties of Dishes are made out of it
Bottle gourd is a common vegetable in India
Rich in minerals, iron, protein and fiber
Drinking a glass of bottle gourd juice in the morning daily can be very useful for treating graying hair because it helps liver
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
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Taking one glass of Fresh gourd juice sometimes develops Diarrhea and vomiting mixed with blood and Oliguria and leads to death
It also leads to Peripheral circulatory failure
Cucurbitacins are the toxic compounds which are responsible for the bitter taste and can cause ulcers in the stomach
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
Toxicity
© Confederation of Indian IndustryDried Calabash is used for art
and decorative works
Bottle Gourd Lagenaria siceraria
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