Calabash Gourd

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Iraq, China, Dominican Republic, Turkey, Europe, India(Santal), Haiti, Hawaii

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Head), Alexiteric, Alopecia, Antidote

Science studied: ARGININE, ASH, CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Scientific name: Lagenaria siceraria

Common names: Calabash Gourd, White-Flowered Gourd, Abóbora-d'água, Anyal, Bottle gourd, Bottle gourd (EN), Butelkürbis, Cabaça, Calabaza mate, Calabazo, Calebasse, Calebassier, Candungo amargo, Carracho, Chitsuva, Tsuva, Flaschenkürbis, Flask Calabash, Flaskegræskar, Fleskalebas

POWO: 134809-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Iraq, China, Dominican Republic, Turkey, Europe, India(Santal), Haiti and 2 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Head)
• Alexiteric
• Alopecia
• Antidote
• Asthma
• Bilious
• Boil
• Cancer

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Iraq
• China
• Dominican Republic
• Turkey
• Europe
• India(Santal)
• Haiti
• Hawaii
• Venezuela

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Head)
• Alexiteric
• Alopecia
• Antidote
• Asthma
• Bilious
• Boil
• Cancer
• Convulsion
• Cough
• Depurative
• Diuretic

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Head) · Elsewhere · "
• Ache(Head) · Iraq · "
• Alexiteric · Elsewhere · "
• Alopecia · Elsewhere · "
• Antidote · China · "
• Asthma · Dominican Republic · "
• Bilious · Turkey · "
• Boil · China · "
• Cancer · Europe · "
• Convulsion · India(Santal) · "
• Cough · Turkey · "
• Depurative · Haiti · "
• Diuretic · Turkey · "
• Diuretic · Haiti · "
• Dropsy · Dominican Republic · "
• Dropsy · Elsewhere · "
• Emetic · Turkey · "
• Emetic · China · "
• Emetic · Elsewhere · "
• Fever · Turkey · "
• Hoarseness · Haiti · "
• Insanity · Hawaii · "
• Laxative · Hawaii · "
• Leucoderma · Hawaii · "

26 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Antiepileptic and antiepileptogenic effects of <i>Lagenaria siceraria</i> aqueous extract (Curcubitaceae) in PTZ-induced kindling in rats. · 2026 source ↗
• Bioactive metabolites of Lagenaria siceraria cultivated in Egypt: Insights from LC-QTOF-MS/MS metabolomic profiling and chemometric analysis. · 2026 source ↗
• Bottle Gourd (<i>Lagenaria siceraria</i>): Novel Insights Into the Biochemical Propensities of the Unexplored Cultivar. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARGININE
• ASH
• CALCIUM
• BETA-CAROTENE
• CUCURBITACIN-D
• CUCURBITACIN-G
• FAT
• FUFURAL
• GIBBERELLIN-A50
• BETA-GLYCOSIDASE
• IODINE
• KILOCALORIES
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• LYSINE
• MAGNESIUM
• OLEIC-ACID

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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