Snakegourd

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Philippines, ", India, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Apertif, Bilious, Diarrhea, Emetic

Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES, CHLORINE

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: Trichosanthes anguina

Common names: Snakegourd, snakegourd

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Philippines, ", India, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Apertif
• Bilious
• Diarrhea
• Emetic
• Purgative
• Syphilis
• Tumor
• Vermifuge

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• Philippines
• "
• India
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Apertif
• Bilious
• Diarrhea
• Emetic
• Purgative
• Syphilis
• Tumor
• Vermifuge
• Hemagglutinant

Cultural record detail

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

• Apertif · Elsewhere · "
• Bilious · Elsewhere · "
• Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
• Emetic · Philippines · "
• Purgative · Philippines · "
• Syphilis · Elsewhere · "
• Tumor · " · "
• Vermifuge · Elsewhere · "
• Vermifuge · Philippines · "
• Hemagglutinant · Elsewhere · "
• Purgative · India · "

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

• Characterization of a Class II α-mannosidase from Trichosanthes anguina seeds: Partial amino acid sequencing, secondary structure determination, and thermal/chemical unfolding. · 2026 source ↗
• Development and optimization of Fe₃O₄@SiO₂-xanthine oxidase magnetic nanoparticles for rapid screening of XOD inhibitors from Trichosanthes anguina (snake gourd) with molecular docking approach. · 2026 source ↗
• Genetic diversity analysis in cultivated Snake gourd (Trichosanthes anguina L.) genotypes by RAPD, ISSR, and SSR markers · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASCORBIC-ACID
• CALCIUM
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CHLORINE
• COPPER
• FAT
• FIBER
• IRON
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• MAGNESIUM
• OLEIC-ACID
• OXALIC-ACID
• POTASSIUM
• PROTEIN
• PUNICIC-ACID
• SODIUM

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

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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