Bottle gourd/Dudhi/kaddu

Bottle gourd (syn. white flowered gourd) is an important warm-season fruit vegetable. It is grown throughout India and its fruits are available in the market throughout the year. Bottle gourd has been found wild in India, the Moluccas and Ethiopia. It is one of the excellent fruit for human being made andgifted by the nature having composition of all the essential constituents that are required for normaland good human health

It shows, Antiinflammatory, antioxidants, Antihyperlipidemic, diuretic, antihelmintic, Antihepatotoxic, immunomodulatory, antimicrobial, antistress and adaptogenic activity.

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It has different names in different languages such as English name(Bottle gourd, Long melon, Calabash, white-flowered gourd, Bitter calbash gourd), Hindi name(Titalouki, Kadavi louki, Lauki), Marathi name(Dudhi), Gujarati Name(Kadavi tumbadi, Dudhi, Tumada), Tamil name(Surakkai), Telugu name(Sorek...............

Vitamins and Minerals content

Vitamins : B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C

Minerals : Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc

• Fruits of the sweet variety contain carbohydrate (2.5%), protein (0.2%), fat (0.1%) (ether extract), fibers (0.6%), mineral matter (0.5%), calcium and phosphorous (<0.01%) and iodine (4.5 μg/kg).

• The amino acid composition of the fruit is as follows: leucines, 0.8; phenylalanine, 0.9; valine, 0.3; tyrosine, 0.4; alanine, 0.5; threonine, 0.2; glutamic acid, 0.3; serine, 0.6; aspartic acid, 1.9; cystine, 0.6; cystiene, 0.3; arginine, 0.4; and proline, 0.3 mg/g.

• Fruits also contain two triterpenoids, 22-deoxocurcubitacin-d, and 22-deoxoisocurcubitacin d. The fruit skin contains crude protein, 17.5%; cellulose, 18.1%; and lignin, 8.0%.

• The seeds contain steroidal moieties like avenasterol, codisterol, elesterol, isofucasterol, stigmasterol, sitosterol, compesterol, spinasterol; and sugar moieties including rhamnose, fructose, glucose, sucrose, raffinose and saponin. Seed kernels are rich in iron, potassium, sulfur, and magnesium and particularly rich in copper (28.3 ppm); They can be used as a dietary supplement.

• Many aliphatic aldehydes were identified in this bottle gourd volatile oil such as octanal, nonanal, and decanal along with fruity, floral, and citrus odors.

• Additionally, glycosidic precursors of bottle gourd including 1,4-benzenediol (12.51%); 2-pentadecyn-1-ol (17.87%); 9,12-octadecadienal; and fatty acids such as palmitic acid and stearic acid

Properties and Benefits

Rasa (Taste) – Tikta (Bitter)

Guna (Qualities) – Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya (Potency) – Sheetala (Cold)

Vipaka- Katu (Undergoes Pungent taste after digestion)

Effect on Tridosha – Balances Vata and Pitta

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Vamaka (Induces emesis)

Ahrdya (Not good for the heart muscles)

Vishagna (reduces poisonous effect)

Indicated in –

Kasa – cough, col................

Uses, benefits and application

1) The fruits, leaves, oil, and seeds are edible and used by local people as medicines in the treatment of jaundice, diabetes, ulcer, piles, colitis, insanity, hypertension, congestive cardiac failure, and skin diseases.

2) The fresh juice of bottle gourd is used for mouth wash and gargling to treat dental caries.

3) Bottle gourd Sabzi : it contains 1 medium bottle gourd, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces, 1 Tbsp coconut oil or ghee, ½ cup bengal gram (chana dal), soaked for about 30 minutes in warm water, then drained thoroughly, 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chili powder or green chilli paste (optional), Salt to taste, ¼ cup fresh grated coconut, for garnish along with mustard and cumin seed.

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5) It consists of approximately 96% of water and is therefore a great thirst quencher. It also prevents fatigue and keeps the body cool and refreshed during summers.

6) Fresh juice of sweet bottle gourd is used to instill in both of the eyes. Which helps to relieves gritting and burning of the eyes caused during conjunctivitis.

7) Sliced or grated bottle gourd is cooked well and milk is added (coconut milk can also be added). Further by adding jaggery or sugar candy it is stirred well till complete dissolution. And also you should add saffron or cardamom. This recipe is commonly called lauki kheer.

- This relieves tiredness and is a good rejuvinator and sexual vigor enhancer (both in men and women).

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8) Bottle gourd soup is very useful in liver and gall bladder disaesses.

Topical application of a mixture of bottle gourd juice and sesame oil on scalp gives beneficial results in baldness (hair loss).

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10) In summer or hot conditions, bottle gourd juice prevents excessive loss of sodium, satiating thirst, and giving a cooling effect.

11) The decoction of the leaves and fruit is given 20-25 ml in divided dose to treat infections and skin diseases due to blood impurity.

12) The decoction of the fruit and leaves in a dose of 15-................

Some famous dishes in India as per different states and tradition

A popular north Indian dish is lauki channa, (channa dal and diced gourd in a semi-dry gravy). In the state of Maharashtra in India, a similar preparation called dudhi channa is popular. The skin of the vegetable is used in making a dry spicy chutney preparation. It is consumed in Assam with fish curries, as boiled vegetable curry and also fried with potato and tomatoes. Lauki kheer (grated bottle gourd, sugar and milk preparation) is a dessert from Telangana, usually prepared for festive occasions. In Andhra Pradesh it is called Anapakaya and is used to make Anapakaya pulusu (with tamarind juice), Anapa...................(read more)

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