TNNMC Journal of Community Health Nursing
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 2

Guard our health with gourds

  • Author:
  • Rajathi Sakthivel1, M. Hemamalini2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 42 to 45

1Vice-Principal, Hindu Mission College of Nursing

2Principal, Hindu Mission College of Nursing

Online published on 4 September, 2021.

Abstract

The Cucurbitaceae, popularly known as pandal vegetables are the gourds such as Bitter gourd, Ivy gourd, pointed gourd, bottle gourd, snake gourd, ash gourd and ridge gourd etc., The gourds are in plant species have wide range of utility in folk medicine because of their nutritional and medicinal properties together with their Phyto chemicals. They have been widely used for treat the cough, fever, management of diabetes, urinary Tract Infections, skin and chronic inflammatory disorders etc., These gourds are available in worldwide and have vital benefits to decline minor ailments.

Keywords

Gourds, Health Guards, Phyto chemicals and Nutrition