Citrullus colocynthis, colocynth - magic-plants ethnobotany

Citrullus colocynthis, colocynth

Botanical names: Citrullus colocynthis, Citrullus pseudocolocynthis, Colocynthis officinalis, Colocynthis vulgaris, Cucumis colocynthis, Cucumis pseudocolosynthis		Cucurbitaceae
Common names English: colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, vine of Sodom, wild gourd Spanish: coloquíntida, tuera French: coloquinte officinale, coloquinte vraie German: Koloquinte, Pomaquinte, Koloquintenkürbis, Purgiergurke
Active constituents: cucurbitacin glucosides

Citrullus colocynthis, colocynth

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants