Bitter Gourd
Botanical name - Momordica charantia
Family - Cucurbitaceae
An annual creeper. Leaf juice is applied for relief from burning of foot soles. Fruit juice is locally applied for burns, boils and eruptions. Leaf juice is used to cure insect bites. For smallpox and chickenpox leaf juice is taken with turmeric powder.
Family - Cucurbitaceae
An annual creeper. Leaf juice is applied for relief from burning of foot soles. Fruit juice is locally applied for burns, boils and eruptions. Leaf juice is used to cure insect bites. For smallpox and chickenpox leaf juice is taken with turmeric powder.
