Non scientific name details for bitter gourd - Medicinal Plant Names Services

Non-scientific name:

bitter gourd

3 Accepted name(s) for "bitter gourd":

Accepted name
Momordica charantia L.
Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

19 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.		fruit, leaves, seeds
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)	Momordica charantia Linn.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.		flowers, fruits, leaves, roots, seeds
Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.		Whole plant, leaf, fruit, root
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	dried fruit	fruit
Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.		fruit, leaf
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.		fruit
Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)	Momordica charantia Linn.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	fresh fruit	fruit
Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)	Momordica charantia Linn.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	fresh fruit	fruit
Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)	Momordica charantia Linn.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	dried aerial parts	aerial parts
Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.		Fruits, seeds, leaves, roots
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)	Momordica charantia Linnaeus	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.
Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.		fruits
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)	Momordica charantia Linn.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	powdered fruit, juice, fresh fruit	fruit, leaves, seed, root
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.		Fruits, Leaves, Roots
Med. (CAMs) Among Type 2 Diabetes (Medagama et al., 2014)	Momordica charantia	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.
Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)	Momordica charantia	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)	Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.	Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.	Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)	Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.	Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.	Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

204 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "bitter gourd":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
african cucumber	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
amargoso	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
amerikanische bittergurke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ampalaya	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
art pumpkin	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
asorosi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
assorossi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
balsam apple	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
balsam pear	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005) Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
balsam-apple	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
balsam-pear	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
balsambirne	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
balsamina	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
balsamino	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
balsamito	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ban kareli	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
baramasiya	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
barbof	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
batu karawila	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
bitter apple	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
bitter cucumber	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bitter melon	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bitter pear melon	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bitter squash	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
bitter-cucumber	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bitter-melon	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bittergurka	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
bittergurke	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
blsam pear	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bobobo	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
broomweed	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
bálsamo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
calaica	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
caprika	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
carailla	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
carilla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
carilla fruit	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
carilla gourd	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cearasee	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
cerasee	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
colocynth	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
colocynthis	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
concombre	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
concombre africain	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
condiamor	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
coraillie	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cun de amor	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
cundeamor	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
daddagu	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
ejirin	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
embusabusu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
eyezom	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
fisa-ul-himar	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
fructus momordicae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
futoreishi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
garaafunii	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
garahuni	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
goya	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
haagalakaayi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
hagalakai	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kaakara kaaya	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kaaravella	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kaaravellaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kaathilla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kabiral	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kaippa	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kakacha	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kakara	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kakayi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kakiral	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kakle	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kakora	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kakral	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kalara	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
karaila	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
karala	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
karavellaka	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
karawila	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
karela	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
karelaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kareli	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
karilla fruit	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
karilo	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
karkero	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
karkoti	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
karla	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
karlara	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
karolla	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kathila	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kathilla	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
khakatik	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
khoor qua	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
khukshi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
khyar carilla	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
khyar karilla	Other	Encyclopedia of Med. Pl. of UAE (2005)
kokouli	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ku gua	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
kugua tea	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kuguazi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kãravella	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kãravellí	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
kāravallaka (fresh fruit)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kāravallī	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kāravella	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
lenzaa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
leprosy gourd	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
lumba-lumba	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
lumbusu	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
lumbuzi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ma ra	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
machete	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
maha	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
maiden apple	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
maiden’s blush	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
manamat	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
mange kuli	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
mara	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
mara khee nok	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
margose	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
margoze	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
margozi	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
mbosa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
mbunbulu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
melaode sao caetano	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
meleni	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
mexicaine	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
miniklalasni	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
momordica herb	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
momordicae fructus	Pharmaceutical	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009)
momordique	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
momotica	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
mreah	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
muw	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
nagareishi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
nania nania	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
nara cheen	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
nguene	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
nigauri	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
nyanla	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
nyanra	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
nyanya	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
nyanyra	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
nyinya	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
okookoo	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
paakal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
pagel	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
paharkai	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
palia	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
panaminik	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
papari	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
papayilla	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
papilla	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pare	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
paria	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
paroka	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pavackkai	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pavakka	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pavakkachedi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pavel	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pepinomontero	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
peria	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
peria katak	Other	Malaysian Herbal Monograph, Vol. 2. (2009) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
peria laut	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
periok	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
periya laut	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
phakha	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
phekwasi	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
pom kouli	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pomme nerveille	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pomme-cooli	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
pommez’indiens	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
qara à mor	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
qisaul-barri	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
quisaul-barri	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
saga	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sail	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
salara	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
serimentok	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
seripupa	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sima hang	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
sorosi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sorrow see	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
sot-cawee-katun	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
sushaavi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sushavi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
takrukse	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
tasplira	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
tofahal	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
uchhe	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
ulhimar	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
varivallí	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
varivallī	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
vegetable insulin	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
wild balsam apple	Other	Med Pl. of Myanmar (DeFilipps & Krupnick, 2018)
wild balsam pear	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
wild cucumber	Other	Ghana Herbal Pharmacopoeia (Busia, 2007)
wild sopro	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
yesquin	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
zaguezrou	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
කරවිල	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
බටු කරවිල	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
‘ha	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
‘hail	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)
‘phak	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 4 (2009)