IVY GOURT COCCINIA GRANDIS

IVY GOURD (Coccinia grandis (L.) J. Voigt) ++

Synonyms:
- Cephalandra indica Naud., Coccinia codifolia auct., Coccinia indica Wight & Arn.

Activities (Ivy Gourd) :
- Alexeteric (f; KAB); Amebicide (1; ABS; MPI); Antiemetic (f; SKJ); Antipyretic (f; KAB); Antiseptic (1; MPI); Antispasmodic (f; KAB); Aphrodisiac (f; KAB); Astringent (f; KAB); Bitter (f; KAB); Depurative (f; KAB); Diaphoretic (f; KAB); Emetic (f; KAB); Expectorant (f; KAB; KAP); Hypoglycemic (1; ABS; MPI); Laxative (f; DEP; KAB); Parasiticide (1; ABS); Protisticide (1; ABS; MPI).

Indications (Ivy Gourd) :
- Adenopathy (f; KAP); Ameba (1; ABS; MPI); Anemia (f; KAB); Asthma (f; KAB); Biliousness (f; KAB); Bronchosis (f; KAB; KAP; WOI); Catarrh (f; KAB; KAP; WOI); Constipation (f; DEP; KAB); Convulsion (f; SKJ); Cramp (f; KAB); Dermatosis (f; DEP; KAB; WOI); Diabetes (1; DEP; WOI); Dusgeusia (f; KAB); Dysuria (f; KAB); Earache (f; KAB); Enterosis (f; KAB); Fever (f; KAB); Fungus (f; KAB); Gas (f; KAB); Glossosis (f; DEP); Glycosuria (1; MPI; WOI); Gonorrhea (f; DEP; KAB; UPW); Gravel (f; SKJ); Halitosis (f; KAB); Inflammation (f; KAB); Itch (f; KAB); Jaundice (f; KAB); Leprosy (f; KAB); Menorrhagia (f; SKJ); Mycosis (f; KAB); Ophthalmia (f; UPW); Parasite (1; ABS); Parturition (f; UPW); Psoriasis (f; KAB); Ringworm (f; KAB); Sinusosis (f; KAB); Smallpox (f; KAP); Snakebite (f; KAB); Sore (f; DEP; SKJ); Sore Throat (f; SKJ); Stomatosis (f; DEP); Syndrome-X (1; SYN); Syphilis (f; SKJ); Tuberculosis (f; KAB); Vomiting (f; SKJ).

Dosages (Ivy Gourd) :
- 10 - 20 ml tea (KAP); 3 - 6 g powdered root (KAP).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Ivy Gourd) :
- Not covered (AHP; KOM; PHR). Even though various parts are consumed as food, I have trouble giving a clean bill of health to this noxious weed. Ethanol extracts at 200 mg/kg lowered blood sugar 23% and 27%, respectively, in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic male rats. Root extracts are antiprotozoal against Entamoeba histolytica.