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

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Non-scientific name:

bitter pumpkin

2 Accepted name(s) for "bitter pumpkin":

Accepted name
Shirakiopsis indica (Willd.) Esser
Momordica charantia L.

1 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)	Sapium indicum	Sapium indicum Willd.	Shirakiopsis indica (Willd.) Esser		latex, leaves
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)	Momordica charantia	Momordica charantia L.	Momordica charantia L.		flowers, fruit, gourd, leaves, frond, root

13 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "bitter pumpkin":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
bitter cucumber	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
bittergourd	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
daun peria	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
gurah	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
hú lú kē	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kurah	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kǔ guā shǔ	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
peria liar	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
peria pahit	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yě xiǎo kǔ guā	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
苦瓜属	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
葫芦科	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
野小苦瓜	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)