Yes, all vegetables of gourd family are diuretics (help to drain excess salt and water from the body). Easily digested too.

Answered by Monika Mehan , an ibibo Citizen, at 11:06 PM on May 23, 2008

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ASH GOURD (Benincasa hispida) is a popular vegetable cultivated throughout Kerala. The fruits are cultivated mainly for culinary purpose.

Apart from the regular variety, an extra small-fruited type, known as Vaidyakumbalam, is also grown for medicinal purpose. This medicinal ash gourd is morphologically different from the common vegetable type in fruit size, rind thickness and shelf life. It belongs to the same species as that of the common ash gourd and is crossable with it.

Answered by kishore , an ibibo Master, at 9:10 PM on May 14, 2008