| PlantID | 0055 |
| Botanical Name | Colocynthis vulgaris |
| Common Name | Tamahak |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Rosidae | | Order: | Cucurbitales | | Family: | Cucurbitaceae | | Genus: | Colocynthis | | Species: | vulgaris |
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| Part used | Flowers, fruits, root and seeds. |
| Medicinal Properties | Flowers: actinomorphic. Roots: purgative. |
| Medicinal Use | Roots: used in ascites, jaundice, rheumatism and urinary troubles. |
| Chemistry | Fruit pulp: citrullin and citrullol. Seeds: fixed oil. |
| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | NA |
| Description | This plant is a annual, prostrate or climbing herbaceous. Commonly having 5-angled stems and coiled tendrils. Leaves: alternate and usually palmately 5-lobed or divided, stipules are absent. Flowers: nearly always unisexual, calyx of 3-6 segments or lobes and 3-6 petals. Androecium: highly variable, consisting of basically 5 distinct to completely connate stamens that frequently are twisted, folded or reduced in number. Gynoecium: consists of a single compound pistil of 2-5 carpels. Fruit: berry type (pepo).
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