Back حنظل Arabic حنظل (نوع من النباتات) ARZ কোৱাভাতুৰি Assamese Citrullus colocynthis AST Kolosint Azerbaijani داغ‌قارپیزی AZB রাখাল শসা Bengali/Bangla Coloquinta Catalan Citrullus colocynthis CEB كاڵەكە مارانە CKB

Citrullus colocynthis

"Bitter-apple" redirects here. For the species of nightshade, see Solanum aculeastrum. For the species of Momordica, see Momordica charantia.

Citrullus colocynthis
Citrullus colocynthis from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Citrullus
Species:
C. colocynthis
Binomial name
Citrullus colocynthis
Synonyms[1]
  • Citrullus colocynthoides Pangalo
  • Citrullus pseudocolocynthis M.Roem.
  • Colocynthis officinalis Schrad.
  • Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad.
  • Cucumis bipinnatifidus Wight ex Naudin
  • Cucumis colocynthoides Schult.
  • Cucurbita colocyntha Link
Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit in Behbahan
Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit in Behbahan
Wild Citrullus Colocynthis in Behbahan
Wild Citrullus Colocynthis

Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey)[2] colocynth,[3] bitter apple,[3] bitter cucumber,[3] egusi,[4] vine of Sodom,[3] or wild gourd,[3] is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant,[5][6][7] Turkey (especially in regions such as İzmir), and Nubia.

It resembles a common watermelon vine but bears small, hard fruits with a bitter pulp. The plant contains cucurbitacins and is unsafe to use.[8] It originally bore the scientific name Colocynthis citrullus.

  1. ^ "Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Bu bitkiye dikkat edin!". www.haberturk.com (in Turkish). 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Citrullus colocynthis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ Eidi S, Azadi HG, Rahbar N, Mehmannavaz HR (2015). "Evaluation of antifungal activity of hydroalcoholic extracts of Citrullus colocynthis fruit". Journal of Herbal Medicine. 5 (1): 36–40. doi:10.1016/j.hermed.2015.01.003.
  5. ^ "Bitter apple".
  6. ^ Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S.; Jamous, Rana M.; Jamous, Rania M. (2016). "Traditional Arabic Palestinian ethnoveterinary practices in animal health care: A field survey in the West Bank (Palestine)". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 182: 35–49. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.005.
  7. ^ Lloyd, J. U.; Cincinnati, O. (1898). "Citrullus colocynthis, Engelhard" (PDF). henriettesherbal.com.
  8. ^ "Colocynth - Uses, Side Effects, and More". WebMD.
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