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PH2); Polyp (f; JLH; MAD); Rachosis (f; PH2); Respirosis (2; APA; KOM; PH2; PIP); Rheumatism
(f; APA; BGB; PHR; PH2); Rhinosis (f; MAD); Scabies (1; APA; MAD); Sclerosis (f; CRC);
Scrofula (f; BGB; CRC; PHR; PH2); Sore (f; PHR); Splenosis (f; MAD; PHR; PH2); Stomachache
(f; MAD); Stone (f; MAD); Sunburn (f; CRC); Toothache (f; APA; CRC; MAD); Tuberculosis (f;
MAD); Wart (f; JLH; MAD); Wen (f; JLH); Worm (f; BGB; CRC; PH2; PNC); Wound (f; PHR).
Dosages (Ivy) — 0.5 g/cup tea 1–3 ×/day (APA); 0.3 g leaf/day (KOM; PIP); 0.5 tsp (1 g) powdered
leaf (MAD); 1 tsp herb/0.25 cup water, steep 10 min, 1–3 ×/day (PHR).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Ivy) — Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or
side effects not recorded for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). None known or indicated (KOM;
PIP). Can cause contact allergy (BIS).
IVY GOURD (Coccinia grandis (L.) J. Voigt) ++Synonyms: Cephalandra indica Naud., Coccinia codifolia auct., Coccinia indica Wight & Arn.
Activities (Ivy Gourd) — Alexeteric (f; KAB); Amebicide (1; ABS; MPI); Antiemetic (f; SKJ);
Antipyretic (f; KAB); Antiseptic (1; MPI); Antispasmodic (f; KAB); Aphrodisiac (f; KAB); Astrin-
gent (f; KAB); Bitter (f; KAB); Depurative (f; KAB); Diaphoretic (f; KAB); Emetic (f; KAB);
Expectorant (f; KAB; KAP); Hypoglycemic (1; ABS; MPI); Laxative (f; DEP; KAB); Parasiticide
(1; ABS); Protisticide (1; ABS; MPI).
Indications (Ivy Gourd) — Adenopathy (f; KAP); Ameba (1; ABS; MPI); Anemia (f; KAB);
Asthma (f; KAB); Biliousness (f; KAB); Bronchosis (f; KAB; KAP; WOI); Catarrh (f; KAB; KAP;
WOI); Constipation (f; DEP; KAB); Convulsion (f; SKJ); Cramp (f; KAB); Dermatosis (f; DEP;
KAB; WOI); Diabetes (1; DEP; WOI); Dusgeusia (f; KAB); Dysuria (f; KAB); Earache (f; KAB);
Enterosis (f; KAB); Fever (f; KAB); Fungus (f; KAB); Gas (f; KAB); Glossosis (f; DEP); Glycosuria
(1; MPI; WOI); Gonorrhea (f; DEP; KAB; UPW); Gravel (f; SKJ); Halitosis (f; KAB); Inflammation
(f; KAB); Itch (f; KAB); Jaundice (f; KAB); Leprosy (f; KAB); Menorrhagia (f; SKJ); Mycosis
(f; KAB); Ophthalmia (f; UPW); Parasite (1; ABS); Parturition (f; UPW); Psoriasis (f; KAB);
Ringworm (f; KAB); Sinusosis (f; KAB); Smallpox (f; KAP); Snakebite (f; KAB); Sore (f; DEP;
SKJ); Sore Throat (f; SKJ); Stomatosis (f; DEP); Syndrome-X (1; SYN); Syphilis (f; SKJ);
Tuberculosis (f; KAB); Vomiting (f; SKJ).
Dosages (Ivy Gourd) — 10–20 ml tea (KAP); 3–6 g powdered root (KAP).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Ivy Gourd) — Not covered (AHP; KOM;
PHR). Even though various parts are consumed as food, I have trouble giving a clean bill of health
to this noxious weed. Ethanol extracts at 200 mg/kg lowered blood sugar 23% and 27%, respectively,
in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic male rats. Root extracts are antiprotozoal against
Entamoeba histolytica.