Flavonoids were present only in leaf and stem. Glycosides showed strong presence in leaf extracts. Phytochemical analysis of various solvent extracts of leaf, stem, fruit wall, and seed yielded alkaloids, glycosdies, tannins, flavonoids, phenols and sterols.Plant yields cucurbitacin B, cucurbitacin E, isocucurbitacin B, 23,24- dihydroisocucurbitacin B, 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin E, sterols 2 β-sitosterol stigmasterol 11, with low amounts of chemical substances like oxalate, phytates and tannins.Sodium, magnesium, and zinc are found in fairly high amounts. Predominant minerals are potassium (121.60 mg/100g) and phosphorus (135.0 mg/100g). Total phenolics and flavonoids are 46.8% and 78.0% respectively. Rich in protein, fat, fiber, carbohydrate, vitamin A and E. Aqueous extract yielded carbohydrates, flavonoids, saponins, flavonol glycoside and triterpenoid.Root extract study isolated bryonolic acid, chondrillasteryl glucoside, bryononic acid, cucurbitacin B, dihydrocucurbitacin B.Used as antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, cytotoxic, antibacterial.Leaves, roots, and fruit are all bitter.Also occurs in India, through Malaya to tropical Australia. Low and medium altitudes, ascending to 1,200 meters. Only in Ilocos Sur, Benguet, La Union, Pangasinan, Bataan, Rizal and Laguna Provinces in Luzon, in thickets at Somewhat compressed, undulate, hard, rugose, nearly 1 centimeter long, and embedded in a soft, foetid, bitter and red pulp. Stripes when young, and orange-red when mature. Is ellipsoid, 3 to 4.5 centimeters long, 2.5 to 3 centimeters in diameter, green and mottled with longitudinal gray Pistillate flowers occur singly in the axils of the leaves. Petals are white, fimbriate, oblong, about 1.3 centimeters long. Calyx-tube is dilated above, about 1 centimeter long, green, and hairy.
Staminate inflorescences are long-peduncled and axillary with 6 to 15įlowers. Or obtuse, the sinuses broad or narrow and rounded and the base broadly heart-shaped. Rounded, 7 to 14 centimeters long and broad, 3- to 5-lobed, the lobes being broad, rounded Leaves are somewhat hairy on both surfaces, Stems are green, 4-angled, slightly hairy, and faintly disagreeable Melon-melonan is a climbing, herbaceous vine,ĥ to 6 meters high. cucumerina are used in West and Central Africa, while improved cultivars from India are grown in East Africa. Trichosanthes cucumerina yields two varieties: the wild var. The genus Trichosanthes comprises about 100 species, of which a few have been domesticated in Asia. THAI: Buap khom, Buap nguu ma noi, Ma noi cha. MALAYALAM: Kaippan padavalam, Padavalam, Padavalanga. HINDI: Chachinda, Jangli chichonda, Kadu padavala, Kadva parval, Patel, Pudel. The Plant ListįRENCH: Patol de Malabar, Serpent vegetal. Melon-daga is a common name shared by (1) Tricosanthes cucumerina, melon-melonan, tabubok, and (2) Melothria indica, melon-daga.