Trichosanthes nervifolia L.

• Family: Cucurbitaceae
• Vernacular names: Cherupadavalam, Kattupadavalam, Patolam, ചെറുപടവലം, കാട്ടുപടവലം, പടോലം (Malayalam),
• Distribution: South West India and Sri Lanka
• Description: Tendrillate climbers. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, basally 5-nerved. Flowers white, male in racemes, Female in solitary. Fruit ellipsoid, red on ripening; seeds semi-ellipsoid, compressed, rugulose.
• Habit: Climbers/Lianas
• Habitat: Semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
• Flowering & Fruiting: September-January

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• Parts used: Fruit and root
• Properties & Uses: Febrifuge, dentifrice and purgative. The leaves are used to reduce fever, roots are used as a purgative and fruits used to clean teeth.
• Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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