Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour.

• Family: Cucurbitaceae
• Vernacular names: Nepodal, Kakkathondi, നെപ്പോടൽ, കാക്കത്തൊണ്ടി (Malayalam), Kakanasa (Sanskrit), Mahakal (Hindi), Korattai (Tamil)
• Distribution: Indo-Malesia to Australia and East Asia
• Description: Herbaceous climbers. Leaves orbicular-cordate, deeply or shallowly 3-5 lobed. Flower white; male in axillary racemes, female solitary. Berries globose, red with orange streaks.
• Habit: Climbers/Lianas
• Habitat: Deciduous forests, also in the plains
• Flowering & Fruiting: November-May

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• Parts used: Root and fruit
• Properties & Uses: Carminative, abortifacient and purgative. Roots are used to treat gonorrhoea. Fruits are used in inflammation, weakness of lymph, asthma, epilepsy and leprosy.
• Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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