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Persistent URL	http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:938253
Title	f235x1v-236r
Subject (topical)	Momordica charantia L.
Note	Tamil / Malabar Name 18th century: Pawal; Sinhalese Name 18th century: Karoewileij; Current scientific name: Momordica charantia L.; Family: Cucurbitaceae; Current Tamil name: pakal; Current Sinhalese names: karavila
Abstract	Pawal Alsoo genaamt bij de Malabaren, En de Cingaleesen noemen t'karoewileij, loopt langs de boomen, desselfs bladen en jonge vrugten ingenomen werkt sterk inde maag, neemt de quade humeuren weg, en zuijvert het bloed, Zij vallen doorgaans op Ceijlon. Pawal named by the Malabars and by the Sinhalese Karoewileij, is a liana. The leaves and young fruits are taken orally in a strong stomach medicine; it removes the bad humours and purifies the blood. They generally grow on Ceylon.