¹Prof (Dr) Sangram Keshari Das,²Dr. Tarun Bele,³Dr Bishnupriya Mohanty,⁴Dr Priya More

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v12i3.02

 ¹MD, PhD. Professor & Head, Dept. of Dravyaguna Vijnana(Pharmacology & Materia Medica), Gomantak Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya & Research Centre, At/Po- Shiroda, Dist- North Goa, Goa, India-403103

 ²MD Scholar, Department of Kayachikitsa

²MD, Ph.D Professor & Head, Dept of Sanskrit Samhita & Siddhanta.

⁴Dept.Samhita and Siddhant Parul Institute of Ayurveda,parul University vadodara,Gujratn 391760

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ABSTRACT:

Kushmanda or Benincasa hispida Thunb Cogn is a medicinal climber used in Ayurveda and it belongs to family Cucurbitaceae. It is a large climbing and trailing herb cultivated for vegetable throughout India up to an altitude of 1200m. Flowering and fruiting times are during month of June to October.  It is described in Samhitas and Nighantus under Shaka Varga (Group of leafy vegetables) and also known in name Brihat Phala, Valli Phala , Pushpa Phala  in Sanskrit and Ash gourd , White gourd , Wax gourd and Winter melon in English. Kushmanda is well known for its medicinal and nutritional properties. It is used in Ayurveda from ancient time for medicinal purpose for the treatment of various health problems.  Juice of Kushmanda is use by Ayurvedic physicians in various diseases like Shwasa, Kasa, Apasmara, Unmada. Mutrakricchra, Mutraghata and in treatment of Visha. It is having Madhura in rasa which acts Rasayana, Brimhana, Balya and Dhatu Pushtikara( Nourishes tissues). It also have properties like Madhura Vipaka, Sheeta Virya, Laghu and Snigdha .  Properties of   Kushmanda is depending on the stage of its growth i.e. Bala( Immature) Kushmanda is Pitta Shamaka and Sheeta  in nature, Madhyama Kushmanda (Not fully mature)fruit increases kapha, Pakwa or Briddha(Fully Mature) Kushmanda is described as Laghu,  Swadu, Deepana, Tridosha Hara and alkaline nature. It having Pharmacological properties like Anti fungal, Anti oxidant, Antibacterial and beneficial in hypertention, cateract, glaucoma, cancer, headache, migraine and reduces the chances of strokes  etc.  This article is a review on drug Kushmanda mentioned in Ayurvedic classics.

KEYWORDS: Kushmanda, Ash gourd, Benincasa  hispida, Nighantu, Pharmacological activities.

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