Phytochemical Investigation on Luffa cylindrica L.(DHUNDUL)

This book focuses on the detailed phytochemical investigation of Luffa cylindrica L. (Dhundul). Luffa cylindrica L. is one of the medicinally important plants of the family of Cucurbitaceae. Locally it is known as Dhundul. The fruit of Luffa cylindrica is good for liver, lungs, heart and stomach; having a cooling effect of the body. In Chinese medicine, the inner skeleton of the dried fruit is used to treat pain in the muscle and joints, chest and abdomen. It is also used as edible vegetable. The phytochemical analysis of the plants is very important commercially and has great interest in pharmaceutical companies for the production of new drugs for curing of various diseases.