Spine Gourd (Momordica Dioica): An Underutilized Vegetable With High Nutritional and Medicinal Values

Singh, DK; Bahadur, Vijay; Singh, D. B.; Ghosh, Gautam

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2009.809.25

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“…Its mineral ranges (mg/100 g dry weight,) are: potassium (4.63), sodium (1.62), calcium (7.37), iron (5.04), and zinc (3.83) [ 14 ]. In another investigation, its nutritional value of per 100 g edible fruit is reported to contain 84.1% moisture, 7.7 g carbohydrate, 3.1 g protein, 3.1 g fat, 3.0 g fiber and 1.1 g minerals and small quantities of essential vitamins like carotene, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin [ 15 ].…”

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Phytochemical, Phytotherapeutical and Pharmacological Study of Momordica dioica

Talukdar

Hossain

2014

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Momordica dioica is a perennial, dioecious, cucurbitaceous climbing creeper (commonly known as kakrol, spiny gourd or teasle gourd). It is native to Asia with extensive distribution in India and Bangladesh. It is used not only as preventive and curative agent for various diseases but also as vegetable with a significant nutritional value over thousands of years. This review aims to take an attempt to evaluate the phytochemical, ethnobotanical, phytotherapeutical and pharmacological properties of kakrol according to the view of traditional medicinal plant based treatment including ayurveda along with recent scientific observations. Kakrol is considered as an underutilized vegetable, although having significant presence of certain compounds containing higher nutritional value than many frequently consumed vegetables. Moreover, as a traditional medicinal plant, it is still potential for its phytochemical components that increase the demand of further extensive evaluation to justify its other therapeutical roles. Therefore, this effort will be helpful to researchers who interested to disclose the unjustified phytotherapeutical role of Momordica dioica.

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Section: Phytochemical and Nutrient Studymentioning

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Phytochemical, Phytotherapeutical and Pharmacological Study of Momordica dioica

Talukdar

Hossain

2014

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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“…Spine gourd ( Momordica dioica ) is a seasonal vegetable of the Cucurbitaceae family. It contains important vitamins like ascorbic acid, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, etc., as well as organic compounds like alkaloid, flavonoids, glycosides, and amino acids (Kushwaha et al., 2005; Luo & Li, 1997; Singh et al., 2009). It also has medicinal and clinical properties such as anti‐diabetic (Sharma & Arya, 2011), anti‐allergic (Gupta et al., 1993), anti‐oxidant (Chanda & Dave, 2009), analgesic, and anti‐inflammatory (Ilango et al., 2003).…”

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Convective drying of spine gourd ( Momordica dioica ): Effect of ultrasound pre‐treatment on drying characteristics, color, and texture attributes

Kumar

Sharanagat

Singh

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J Food Process Preserv

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The present study aimed to explore the effect of ultrasound pre‐treatment (USPT) and convective drying on the drying characteristics on the quality attributes of spine gourd (SG). The drying and rehydration characteristics were the best described by the Page model. USPT, as well as an increase in drying temperature, enhanced the drying rate of SG. USPT reduced the drying time whereas the sample dried at low temperature having higher rate of rehydration. The combined effect of USPT and drying temperature increased the moisture diffusivity of the sample from 8.55 × 10–10 to 2.63 × 10–9 m2/s. USPT of sample lowered the activation energy (34.57–29.43 kJ/mol) and increase in shrinkage. An increase in the drying temperature increased brittleness and crispiness but adversely affected the color. The higher retention of natural color favors the better acceptability of product dried at low‐temperature drying (50°C) than control and others. Practical applications Limited studies have focused on the drying of spine gourd (SG). This study will add scientific data on the drying of SG with and without US. Dried slices can be directly cooked and break the barrier of seasonal availability. Dried crisp slices can be directly consumed as chips with spices.

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“…Momordica dioica, as the average nutritional value per 100 g edible fruit, was found to contain 84.1% moisture, 7.7 g carbohydrate, 3.1 g protein, 3.1 g fat, 3.0 g fiber, and 1.1 g minerals. It also contained small quantities of essential vitamins like ascorbic acid, carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin 64 . It also contains protein in the leaves, and the dry weight of aerial plant parts remained higher in male as compared to female defruited, and monoecious plants 65 .…”

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2021

IJPSR

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Momordica charantia and Momordica dioica species belong to the Cucurbitaceae family. Momordica charantia and Momordica dioica climbing creeper plants are used both in the prevention and cure of various diseases and in the food of humans. Momordica charantia is also known as bitter gourds, bitter melon, karela, and balsam pear. Momordica charantia contain phytochemical constituents such as alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, saponins, glycosides, steroids, phenolic compounds, terpenoids, proteins, mucilages and oleanolic acids as well as moisture, ash, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins used as nutritional significance. It has been used in the treatment of tumor, inflammation, antioxidant, diabetes, hyperglycemic, hyperlipidemic, hepatoprotective, obesity, cancer, viral, viral infections (HIV, herpes, hepatitis, influenza and measles), bacterial infections, asthma, cough, skin disorder, eye diseases, immunomodulatory, microbial, cardiovascular, wound healing activities. Momordica dioica contains alkaloids, steroids, triterpenoids, flavonoids, glycosides, saponins, vitamins, protein, carbohydrates, momordicin. It has been used in the treatment of malaria, inflammation, antioxidant, diabetes, hyperglycemic. Both species are great potentiality from the economic and botanical points of view. This paper reviews the work done so far in the Literature Survey of plants Momordica charantia and Momordica dioica. INTRODUCTION: Momordica charantia andMomordica dioica belong to the family Cucurbitaceae 1 and under the genus Momordica, a genus of annual or perennial herbaceous climbers that contains about 80 species 2 . The plant Momordica charantia is also known as bitter gourds, bitter melon, karela, and balsam pear. These species include M. angustisepala, M.

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Spine Gourd (Momordica Dioica): An Underutilized Vegetable With High Nutritional and Medicinal Values

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Phytochemical, Phytotherapeutical and Pharmacological Study of Momordica dioica

Phytochemical, Phytotherapeutical and Pharmacological Study of Momordica dioica

Convective drying of spine gourd ( Momordica dioica ): Effect of ultrasound pre‐treatment on drying characteristics, color, and texture attributes

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