OUCURBITACE 2. "3 
Vernacular.—Jangli-chichonda, Palwal (Hind.), Patol, Bon- 
_patol (Beng.), Rén-paryal, Karu-parval (Mar.), Parwar (Guz.), 
_ Kattup-pepudal (Tam.), Chyad-potta{ Ted. ), Gwal-kakri(Punj.), 
Dummaala (Cingh.), Padavalam {Mal.). - 
History, Uses, &c.—In Northern India, Bengal and 
Guzerat the fruit of T. dioica is considered to be the Patola of 
Sanskrit writers, and in Western and Southern India, where 
T. dioica is not found, T. cucumerina is used as Patola. 
Patola or Patolaka, “shaped like a muscle shell,” is a medicine 
in great repute amongst the Hindus as a febrifuge and laxative 
in bilious fevers, the decoction of the whole plant being 
administered in combination with other bitters. It is also 
considered to purify the blood and remove boils and skin 
eruptions; aromatics may be added to the decoction. The 
following prescription from Chakradatta may be taken as an 
example:—Take of Patola, Tinospora, Cyperus, Chiretta, Neem- 
bark, Catechu, Oldenlandia, Root bark of Adhatoda, equal parts, 
in all two tolas (360 grains), and prepare a decoction which is 
divided doses during 24 hours. The drug is also administered 
in combination with Turbith as a drastic purgative in jaundice 
nd dropsy; the Patoladya churna is a compound purgative 
powder of this kind. Both of these plants are found in a wild 
grains of the plant with an equal guantity of Coriander for a 
_ night, and in the morning add honey to it and strain the liquor; 
this quantity makes two doses, one of which is taken in tl 
morning and one at ni he Conca leaf 
