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| image = Momordica cymbalaria fruits.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Momordica cymbalaria fruits<br />
| genus = Momordica<br />
| species = cymbalaria<br />
| authority = Hook.f., 1871<br />
| synonyms = ''Luffa tuberosa'' (Roxb.) <br/> ''Momordica tuberosa'' (Roxb.)<br />
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'''''Momordica cymbalaria''''' is a [[vine]] of the genus ''[[Momordica]]'' found in the [[India]]n states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Karnataka]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], and [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="dist">{{Cite journal | last1 = Parvathi | first1 = S. | last2 = Kumar | first2 = V. J. F. | doi = 10.1023/A:1021884406024 | title = Studies on chemical composition and utilization of the wild edible vegetable athalakkai (''Momordica tuberosa'') | journal = Plant Foods for Human Nutrition | volume = 57 | issue = 3/4 | pages = 215–222 | year = 2002 | pmid = 12602930| s2cid = 42850600 }}</ref> It is a relative of the [[bitter melon]] plant (''M. charantia''). The plant has also been named '''''Luffa tuberosa''''' (Roxb.) or '''''Momordica tuberosa''''' (Roxb.)<br />
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==Research==<br />
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Pharmacological studies have examined possible action of extracts of the plant in [[animal model]]s of disease. The water extract was reported to have [[hypoglycaemia|hypoglycemic]] activity in diabetic rabbits but not in normal rabbits.<ref name=raobk>{{Cite journal <br />
| last1 = Rao | first1 = B. K. <br />
| last2 = Kesavulu | first2 = M. M. <br />
| last3 = Giri | first3 = R. <br />
| last4 = Appa Rao | first4 = C. <br />
| title = Antidiabetic and hypolipidemic effects of Momordica cymbalaria Hook. Fruit powder in alloxan-diabetic rats <br />
| journal = Journal of Ethnopharmacology <br />
| volume = 67 <br />
| issue = 1 <br />
| pages = 103–109 <br />
| year = 1999 <br />
| doi = 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00004-5 <br />
| pmid = 10616966<br />
}}</ref> The [[ethanol]] extract was reported to protect rats from [[isoproterenol]]-induced [[infarct|myocardial injury]].<ref name=raju>{{Cite journal|author1=K. Raju |author2=R. Balaraman |author3=Vinoth Hariprasad |author4=M. Kumar |author5=A. Ali |name-list-style=amp |year=2008|url=http://www.jcdr.net/article_fulltext.asp?issn=0973-709x&year=2008&month=February&volume=2&issue=1&page=699&id=188 |title=Cardioprotective Effect Of Momordica Cymbalaria Fenzl In Rats With Isoproterenol-Induced Myocardial Injury|journal= Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research| volume= 2|issue =1| pages =699–705}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* ''[[Momordica charantia]]'' or bitter melon, a widely grown edible relative.<br />
* ''[[Momordica balsamina]]'' or balsam apple.<br />
* ''[[Momordica foetida]]'' an [[Africa]]n relative.<br />
* ''[[Momordica cochinchinensis]]'' or scarlet eggplant, a [[Vietnam]]ese relative.<br />
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