Analgesic and antipyretic activities of Momordica charantia linn. fruits

• Main Authors: Roshan Patel (Author), Naveen Mahobia (Author), Nitin Upwar (Author), Naheed Waseem (Author), Hetal Talaviya (Author), Zalak Patel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plant Momordica charantia Linn. belongs to family Cucurbitaceae. It is known as bitter gourd in English and karela in Hindi. Earlier claims show that the plant is used in stomachic ailments as a carminative tonic; as an antipyretic and antidiabetic agent; and in rheumatoid arthritis and gout. The fr...