melothria pendula

There is very little records of traditional medicinal uses of Melothria pendula, although it was used in
healing by the Maya people since pre-colonial times. And in many places in Mexico and some in South
America, the plant is still used as a folk remedy. There is lack of phytopharmacological studies on M.
pendula, and the plant seems to be generally ignored by scientific world.

In Mexico an infusion of the fruit is used as a tonic for anemia, and the boiled fruits are used as a
remedy for heart disease. Infusion of the aerial parts of the plant is taken in the treatment of diabetes
for it's hypoglycemic effect, and is used as a remedy against gastritis, calculus, and sores. Decoctions of
the leaves are used to wash wounds and burns. The crushed fresh plant is used for snake bite, and
applied topically against rash and hemorrhoids, and in general as an anti-inflammatory.

In Brazil black, ripe fruits are used as purgative, and so the plant is commonly called Cereja de purga
(Purgative Cherry). Old books says that Melothria pendula fruit is such a drastic purgative, that just half
of it acts on human and three or four is enough for horse.

In Suriname, infusion of tendrils is drunk as a remedy for over acidity in stomach and is given to
children.

From my own experience I would say that fresh fruits, leaves and whole tender tops of stems acts as
diuretic.

Medical Uses: The berry is a strong laxative.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110093118300073

jatropha curcas

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272804892_Antifungal_Activity_of_Jatropha_curcas_Oil_Ag
ainst_Some_Seed-borne_Fungi

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/735e/47e0b3bed6d777e7dde75d2544dac42b7df9.pdf

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/94bc/cc2ce57ed370c5b3807950cd691e253dbdcd.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976444/

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2014/635240/

Plant phenolics constitute one of the major groups of compounds acting as antioxidants or free radical
terminators. Leaves of Jatropha curcas contain tannins, alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, glycosides and
saponins (Miliauskas et al. 2004). Presence of phenolics in plant parts may be the reason for poor
germination and growth of weeds (Yansen 2007). Decrease in germination is well correlated with
increased membrane deterioration and enhanced lipid peroxidation (Kolahi and Kolahi 2008).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4312322/

naa pa chuy diri na link kanang naa sa baba ani

http://www.stuartxchange.org/TubangBakod.html

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/jatropha-curcas
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Anti-microbial Efficacy of Soursop Leaf Extract (Annona muricata) on Oral Pathogens: An In-vitro Study

BH Mithun Pai,corresponding author1 Gururagavendra Rajesh,2 Ramya Shenoy,3 and Ashwini Rao4

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Antioxidant and antifungal activities of the Cameroonian medicinal plant Annona muricata Donati M,
Kamdem Simo M*, Bertin R, Chen Z, Froldi G

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