BOTANICAL NAME: Tricosanthus dioica Roxb
FAMILY: Cucurbitaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka– triptighna, trishnanigrahana mahakashaya.
Susrutha and vagbhata– patoladi, aragvadhadi gana.
COMMON NAME:
Bengali : patol
Gujarati : paraval
Hindi : paraval
Tamil : kambu podalai
Telugu : chedu potala
English : pointed gourd
PLANT IMAGE with Unique Identification Feature:
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
पटोलं पाचनं हृद्यं वृष्यं लघु अग्निदीपनम् ॥
स्निग्धोष्णं हन्ति कासास ज्वरदोषत्रय क्रिमीन् ।
पटोलस्य भवेन्मूलं विरेचनकरं सुखात् ।
पटील कटुक पाके वृष्य रोचनदीपनम्
पटोलं कटुकं तिक्तमुष्णं पित्तविरोधि च कफासृक् कण्डुकुष्ठानि ज्वरदाहौ च नाशयेत् ॥
नालं श्लेष्महरं पत्रं पित्तहारी फलं पुनः । दोषत्रयहरं प्रोक्तं तद्वत्तिक्ता पटोलिका ॥
दाहकण्डू विषश्वासकृमिगुल्मगरव्रणान् ॥
HABITAT: All over India.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
Climber with slender branches, Leaves Ovate oblong, cordate, acute tip 1
Flowers Dioecious Fruits spherical, smooth, orange red when ripe , Seeds – Compressed
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Tikta | Laghu, Rooksha | Ushna | Katu | Kaphapitta har |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Bitter | Lightness,
Drynss |
Hot | Pungent | Pacifying kapha and pitta |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Cucurbitacine, riboflavin, trichosanthine, hentriacontane, oleosteric acid, linoleic acid
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Jwara – leaves of patola and decoction of dhanyaka are given in fever.
- Twakavikara – leaves paste is applied on the skin in skin disorders.
- Netraroga – ghee prepared with patola is useful to treat eye problems.
INDICATIONS:
Varnya (good for skin), deepen (appetizer), vrishya (aphrodisiac), jwarahara (anti-pyretic), kushthghna (treat skin disorders)
USEFUL PART: Fruit, leaves, root
DOSAGE: Pulp – 125-250 mg
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
- Patoladi kwath
- patoladi ghrita
- kalingadi kwatha
- patoladi gana kwath