Dummella

Miss M.T.N SITHARA

MUFRED ADVIA
Dummella (Trichosanthes cucumerina
L.)
● Family : Cucurbitaceae
● Other names

● English : snack gourd

● Sanskrit: Pathol
● Tamil : pudal
● Urdu
● Sinhala : dummella, kunumella
 Mahiyat
● Dummella plant is a annual
creeper
● This subtropical plant is native
to South - eastern Asia and
Australia Mostly popular in
India.
● Widely grown in Sri
Lanka , China , Thailand
, Nigeria and Australia
● It is suitable for growing
for home garden.
● kidney- or heart-
shaped leaves that are
sometimes palmately
lobed

●Leaves subcircular or
usually reniform in
outline , deeply
cordate ; lamina 4 ,
The white
unisexual flowers
have long lacy
fringes on the five
petals and open at
night
 green when
young , with
white to cream
longitudinal
strips ,
ripening
bright red
 Parts used
● Leaves
● Seeds
● Fruits
Keemiyavi Tajziya (chemical constituents)

Cucurbitacin B,
Cucurbitacin E,
IsocucurbitacinB,
Dihydroisocucurbitacin B,
Dihydrocucurbitacin E,
Sterols 2 β- sitosterol
Stigmasterol
Oxalate
Phytates
Tannins
● Mizaj - hot
●Muzir - nausea,
indigestion, diarrhea,
and gastric discomfor
●Musleh-
●Badal -
 Naf e khas - Action
● abortifacient - muskidt e janeen
● vermifuge - mukhrij e deedan e
ama
● stomachic- muqawwi e meda
● refrigerant - mubarridh
● purgative- mushil
● laxative - mullayin
● hemagglutinant
● anthelmintic - kathil e kirm e
shikm
 Afal e khawas -
uses
● head ache, fever, abdominal tumors, , boils,
diarrohea, haematuria, skin allergy, Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Dropsy, Bronchitis, Pneumonia,
Anaemia Catarrh, Bilious fever, Boils, Worm
infestations, Sores, Skin eruptions Urticaria,
Eczema, Dermatitis, Psoriasis Diabetes mellitus,
Liver congestions Stomach disorders,
Haemorrhoids, Vomiting
 References
● Sandhya S, Vinod K.R, J. Chandra Sekhar, R
Aradhana, Vamshi Sarath Nath, Department of
Pharmacognosy, Nalanda college of Pharmacy,
Nalgonda (dt), AP, India - 508001
● N. Deepa Devi1 Department of Vegetable Crops,
Horticultural College and Research Institute,
Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003,
India.
Thank you