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Snake gourd

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(Bot.) a cucurbitaceous plant (Trichosanthes anguina) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than that of the serpent cucumber.

See also: Snake



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The juice of snake gourd has been found beneficial in the prevention and treatment of dandruff.
He's started an organic garden, with runner beans on frames made from twigs and raised beds from bark, growing bitter gourd, chillies, ginger, snake gourd, okra and a salad leaf called mugunuwamna, "Very good for keeping your hair and stopping it going grey," says Kumar.
Among vegetables, white pumpkin, papaya, drumstick, snake gourd, bitter gourd and cucumber are good for dysmenorrhea.
 
 
 
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