A dioecious climber, with a perennial rootstock. Leaves cordate or ovate-oblong; flowers dioecious: male peduncles paired, both l-flowered; female solitary; fruits globose, oblong, smooth, 5-12 cm x 2-6 cm, striped: stripes light green on the young fruits and red on the ripe ones; seeds globose.

Hypocholesterolemic, hypotriglyceridemic and hyperphospholipidemic (fruit and pulp)

Pointed Gourd: Potential for Temperate Climates

Vitamin A and C

For constipation, fever, skin infections / wounds

Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.