Organisms

Citrullus colocynthis

A plant species of the family CUCURBITACEAE distributed tropically and subtropically mainly in North Africa and Asia. It is a medicinal plant of TRADITIONAL MEDICINE and well known in ancient medicine as the wild gourd.

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Abstract

A plant species of the family CUCURBITACEAE distributed tropically and subtropically mainly in North Africa and Asia. It is a medicinal plant of TRADITIONAL MEDICINE and well known in ancient medicine as the wild gourd.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Bitter-Apple
  • Bitter-Cucumber
  • Colocynth
  • Bitter Apple
  • Bitter Cucumber
  • Bitter-Apples
  • Bitter-Cucumbers
  • Colocynths

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2015

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Previous Indexing

  • Citrullus (2002-2014)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.300w.140w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Citrullus colocynthis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D065986. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D065986
  2. Citrullus colocynthis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrullus_colocynthis
  3. Citrullus colocynthis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q913609