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Cucurbitaceae & The Cucurbit Network
This is the site of The Cucurbit Network (TCN), an organization dedicated to promoting conservation, and understanding of the Cucurbitaceae through education and research. TCN publishes the newsletter, The Cucurbit Network News, twice a year in the spring and fall for its members. [eng]

Bryony, White - Bryonia dioica (LINN.)
Medicinal Action and Uses - Irritative, hydragogue, cathartic. Its chief use was as a hydragogue cathartic, but is now superseded by Jalap. Its use as a purgative has been discontinued as dangerous, on account of its powerful and highly irritant nature. [eng]

Trichosanthes cucumerina
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Xerosycios danguyi Humbert
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Flowering Plant Families, UH Botany
The Cucurbitaceae are mostly prostrate or climbing herbaceous annuals comprising about 90 genera and 700 species that are further characterized by commonly having 5-angled stems and coiled tendrils. The leaves are alternate and usually palmately 5-lobed or divided; stipules are absent. [eng]

Cucumis dipsaceus
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Bryony, European White - Bryonia alba (LINN.)
The Black-berried White Bryony is a plant very similar in general appearance to Bryonia dioica, having also palmate rough leaves and similar unisexual flowers, which are succeeded, however, by globular black berries. [eng]

Apple (Bitter) - Citrullus colocynthis (SCHRAD.)
Medicinal Action and Uses - It is a powerful drastic hydragogue cathartic producing, when given in large doses, violent griping with, sometimes, bloody discharges and dangerous inflammation of the bowels. Death has resulted from a dose of 1 1/2 teaspoonsful of the powder. It is seldom prescribed alone. [eng]

Sicyos pachycarpus
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Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.
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Apple (Balsam) - Momordica balsamina
Medicinal Action and Uses - A liniment is made by adding the pulped fruit (without the seeds) to almond oil. This is useful for piles, burns, chapped hands, etc. The pulp is also used as a poultice. The fluid extract is used for dropsy. [eng]

Cucumis dipsaceus
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Telfairia pedata
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Cucurbita pepo
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Lagenaria siceraria
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Sicyos hispidus
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