PARIA ( Momordica charantia L.)

PARIA ( Momordica charantia L.)

Cucurbitaceae
Vernacular names: bitter gourd, bitter cucumber, balsam pear (Eng.);
Indonesian: paria; Javanese: pare, the Moluccas: papari; Malaysia: peria, peria
laut, periok; the Philippines: ampalaya, paria, palia; Thailand: mara, maha, phakha
Geographical distribution: eastern India and southern China
Uses: used in traditional medicine; leaves as a galactagogue and depurative and
for treating liver disease and anorexia, fruit as a depurative and for aphtha
Life form and origin: liana, exotic plant, cultivated

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