European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

MOMORDICA DIOICA ROXB: A REVIEW ON DIOECIOUS PLANT WITH POTENT PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

Singh Shweta*

ABSTRACT

Momordica dioica Roxb., also known as spine gourd, is a nutritionally valuable dioecious plant with a wide range of pharmacological properties. It is rich in beta-carotene, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, and iron, making it a nutritious vegetable widely consumed in India. It exhibits antioxidant, hepatoprotective, anticancer, anti-ulcer, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, nephroprotective, antimalarial, antidiabetic, and antibacterial activities due to its bioactive compounds. This underutilized plant holds promise for further research and development in natural medicine. There are lot many review articles already have been published in many different national and international journals. Although not much regarding its pharmacological activity in numerous disease has been discussed and explained smoothly. Therefore, a small attempt in this review article has been made to explain various pharmacological activity of Momordica dioica Roxb or spine gourd.

Keywords: Momordica dioica Roxb., dioecious plant, Pharmacological actions.