Friday, October 28, 2011

Do not eat bitter bottle gourd (lauki)

Bottle gourd belongs to the cucumber or cucurbitaceae family. Lauki or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) fruit juice is advocated as a part of complementary and alternative medicine. If the bottle gourd juice becomes bitter it is considered toxic. The Indian Journal of Gastroenterology has reported 15 patients, who developed toxicity due to drinking

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