Wax gourd |
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 | Benincasa hispida |
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 | Cucurbitaceae |
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 | Wax gourd, white gourd, Chinese preserving melon, Chinese water melon |
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 | Fak, fak khao, khak chin, faeng, fak khimu, fak ching, ma fak khom, ma fak mon, ma fak khom, ma fak hom, khi phra, di mue lu-khe-la (Karen-Mae Hong Song), tang kuai |
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 | Annual Climber, green stem, hairy. Leaves palmate-lobate, cordate at the base, 5-15 cm. in both width and length, 5-7 acute or alternate segments, greenish hairy, petiole 10 cm. Flowers solitary, monoecious, tubular, 5 lobate, 5-10 cm., yellow. Fruit oblong-ovoid, green outside, white inside, 20-30, cm. wide, 30-60 cm. long; seeds white |
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Carbohydrates, fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, Vitamins B1, B2, niacin and Vitamin C. |
Leaves used for treatment of bruises, insect bites or stings, wounds. Fruit is diuretic, reduces cough, poison blood, imbalance of elements. Seeds reduce fever, hemorrhoids, urinary tract problems,kidney inflammation, improves skin condition. Roots are boiled to reduce fever, thirst and used as a detoxicant. |
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 | Winter |
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