Phytochemical, Phytotherapeutical and Pharmacological Study of Momordica dioica

Table 2

Ethnobotanical use of Momordica dioica as described in this paper.

Plant’s part	Ethnobotanical use	Preparation or Mode of use	Reference
Fruit	Hypertension	Fresh fruit juice	[35]
	Diabetes	Cooked fruit in small amount of oil	[35]
	Pimple and acne protectant	Tender fruits are rubbed on skin for pimples and acne	[40]
	Diuretic	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Laxative	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Hepatoprotective agent	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Antihypertensive	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Anti-inflammatory agent	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Antipyretic	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Antivenomous agent	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Antiasthmatic agent	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Antidepressant	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Antileprosy agent	Not specified	[33, 34]
Root	Diabetes	Oral administration of 50 mL of root juice is advised once a day with empty stomach.	[35, 36]
	Anti-inflammatory agent	The juice of the root is a domestic remedy for the inflammation caused by contact with the urine of the house lizard.	[35, 36]
	Stimulant	Root juice	[36]
	Antiseptic	Root juice	[36]
	Antiulcerant	Root juice	[36]
	Antitoxic agent	The root of the male plant uses in snake bites and scorpion sting	[37]
	Antipyretic	The root paste smearing over the whole body act as a sedative fever with delirium	[38, 39]
	Skin softening agent	Root powder is applied for softening skin	[41]
	Antiperspirant	Root powder is applied for reducing perspiration.	[41]
	Antihemorroidal agent	Toasted roots are used in bleeding piles	[42, 43]
	Bowel infection reducer	Toasted roots are used in bowel infections	[42]
Mucilaginous tuber	Antihelminthic agent	Not specified	[36]
	Spermicidal agent	Not specified	[36]
	Antifertility agent	Not specified	[36]
	Antihemorroidal agent	Mucilaginous tuber of female plant are used in bleeding piles	[42, 43]
	Bowel infection reducer	Mucilaginous tuber of female plant are used in bowel infections	[42]
Seed	Eczema protectant	Roasted seeds are used for eczema and other skin problems	[40]
Leaf	Analgesic	Leaf juice is mixed with coconut, pepper, red sandalwood, and so forth in order to form an ointment to relieve pain.	[35]
	Antihelminthic	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Antihemorroidal	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Antibronchitic	Not specified	[33, 34]
	Skin disease reducer	A preparation called “Panchatikta ghrita” is made by boiling 800 g each of neem bark, leaves of Momordica dioica, Solanum surattense, Tinospora cordifolia, and bark of Adhatoda vasica, in 5-6 liters of water up to its reduction to quarter and then the addition of 3.5 liters of butter and 3 kg myrobalans, is recommended as one tablespoonful with little hot milk internally twice daily in chronic skin diseases	[40, 41]