đŋ Blog Title:Parbal (Pointed Gourd / Potol): The Green Gift of Nature – Nutrition, Health Benefits, and Traditional Value
đĨ Parwal (Pointed Gourd): A Green Treasure of Health and Tradition
đŋ (Blog in English, Bengali & Hindi with Disclaimer)
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đ English Section
Introduction
Parwal, also known as Pointed Gourd or Potol in Bengali, is one of India’s most loved and healthful green vegetables. Commonly grown in eastern and northern India, Parwal is a humble yet powerful source of nutrition. Despite its simplicity, it has an important place in traditional Indian diets and Ayurvedic healing practices.
Let’s explore how this small green vegetable holds such immense value — from kitchens to clinics, from village gardens to modern nutrition tables.
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1. Scientific and Botanical Overview
Scientific Name: Trichosanthes dioica
Family: Cucurbitaceae (same family as cucumber and bottle gourd)
Common Names:
English: Pointed Gourd
Hindi: Parwal
Bengali: Potol
Assamese: Patal
Oriya: Patola
Parwal is a climbing vine that thrives in warm, humid climates. The plant produces small, green, oval-shaped fruits with pointed ends — hence the name “pointed gourd.”
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2. Nutritional Composition (Per 100g of Parwal)
Nutrient Approx. Value
Calories 20–25 kcal
Carbohydrates 4.5–5 g
Protein 1–1.5 g
Fat 0.2 g
Fiber 2–3 g
Vitamin C 20–25 mg
Calcium 30 mg
Iron 0.6 mg
Potassium 200 mg
Water Content 90–92%
Parwal is low in calories but rich in essential vitamins, minerals, and dietary fiber — making it a perfect vegetable for weight management and digestive health.
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3. Health Benefits of Parwal
đŋ (a) Improves Digestion
Parwal is rich in fiber and water content, which helps regulate bowel movement, prevents constipation, and maintains a healthy gut.
đ (b) Supports Heart Health
The presence of potassium helps maintain healthy blood pressure levels. Low cholesterol and fat make it heart-friendly.
𩸠(c) Manages Blood Sugar
Parwal has a low glycemic index and contains compounds that help regulate insulin, making it beneficial for diabetics.
đ (d) Enhances Immunity
Its Vitamin C and antioxidants protect cells from oxidative stress and boost immunity naturally.
đŋ (e) Aids in Weight Control
With minimal calories and high fiber, Parwal keeps you full longer, preventing overeating and supporting weight loss goals.
đ (f) Improves Skin and Hair
The vitamins and antioxidants nourish the skin, reduce acne, and promote a healthy glow. Iron and minerals support stronger hair.
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4. Ayurvedic Importance
In Ayurveda, Parwal is classified as a cooling (sheeta) vegetable, known for balancing Pitta and Vata doshas.
It is believed to:
Cleanse the blood (rakta shodhak)
Aid liver function
Improve digestion (agni vardhak)
Reduce acidity and body heat
Ayurvedic texts describe Parwal as both food and medicine, emphasizing its use in detoxifying diets and summer meals.
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5. Culinary Uses
Parwal’s mild flavor makes it versatile. It can be:
Fried or sautÊed with spices
Cooked with potatoes (Aloo Parwal Curry)
Stuffed with masala (Bharwa Parwal)
Used in sweets (Potol er Mishti in Bengal)
Added in lentil soups or mixed vegetables
In Bengali households, “Potol er Dolma” — stuffed Parwal — is a festive delicacy, combining flavor with nutrition.
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6. Regional and Cultural Significance
Parwal has deep roots in Indian cuisine.
In Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Parwal curry is a daily meal.
In Bengal, it is both a summer essential and an offering in rituals.
In Assam and Odisha, Parwal is considered cooling and digestive, ideal for humid weather.
The vegetable symbolizes purity, simplicity, and balance, deeply connected to Indian agrarian traditions.
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7. How to Select and Store
Choose medium-sized, firm, bright green Parwals.
Avoid yellowish or overly soft ones.
Store in a refrigerator in a paper or cloth bag for 4–5 days.
Wash thoroughly before cooking, as it often carries soil or pesticides on its skin.
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8. Cautions and Precautions
Avoid excessive frying — it reduces nutritional value.
Always wash before cutting to prevent contamination.
People with extremely cold body nature (as per Ayurveda) should consume moderately.
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Conclusion (English)
Parwal is not just a vegetable — it is a symbol of balance, health, and tradition.
From its role in Ayurveda to its place in everyday meals, Parwal reflects the Indian philosophy of wellness through simplicity.
Including Parwal regularly in your diet can improve digestion, immunity, and heart health — naturally and deliciously.
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đ§đŠ āĻŦাংāϞা āĻŦিāĻাāĻ (Bengali Section)
āĻĒāϰিāĻāϝ়
āĻĒāĻāϞ āĻŦা āĻĒাāϰ্āĻŦāϞ (Parwal) āĻšāϞ āĻাāϰāϤেāϰ āĻ
āύ্āϝāϤāĻŽ āĻāύāĻĒ্āϰিāϝ় āϏāĻŦāĻি। āĻāĻি āĻ্āϰীāώ্āĻŽ āĻ āĻŦāϰ্āώাāĻাāϞে āϏāĻšāĻāϞāĻ্āϝ āĻāĻŦং āĻ
āϤ্āϝāύ্āϤ āĻĒুāώ্āĻিāĻāϰ।
āĻŦাংāϞাāϰ āϰাāύ্āύাāĻāϰে āĻĒāĻāϞ āϝেāĻŽāύ āϏুāϏ্āĻŦাāĻĻু, āϤেāĻŽāύি āĻāĻি āĻļāϰীāϰেāϰ āĻāύ্āϝāĻ āĻ
āĻŽূāϞ্āϝ āĻāĻ āϏ্āĻŦাāϏ্āĻĨ্āϝāϰāĻ্āώāĻ।
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ā§§. āĻŦৈāĻ্āĻাāύিāĻ āĻĒāϰিāĻāϝ়
āĻŦৈāĻ্āĻাāύিāĻ āύাāĻŽ: Trichosanthes dioica
āĻĒāϰিāĻŦাāϰ: Cucurbitaceae
āĻŦাংāϞা āύাāĻŽ: āĻĒāĻāϞ
āĻšিāύ্āĻĻি āύাāĻŽ: āĻĒāϰāĻāϝ়াāϞ
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⧍. āĻĒুāώ্āĻিāĻুāĻŖ
ā§§ā§Ļā§Ļ āĻ্āϰাāĻŽ āĻĒāĻāϞে āĻĒ্āϰাāϝ় —
āĻ্āϝাāϞোāϰি: ⧍ā§Ģ
āĻĒ্āϰোāĻিāύ: ā§§.ā§Ģ āĻ্āϰাāĻŽ
āĻĢাāĻāĻŦাāϰ: ā§Š āĻ্āϰাāĻŽ
āĻিāĻাāĻŽিāύ āϏি: ⧍ā§Ģ āĻŽিāĻ্āϰা
āĻ্āϝাāϞāϏিāϝ়াāĻŽ: ā§Šā§Ļ āĻŽিāĻ্āϰা
āĻĒাāύি: ⧝ā§Ļ%
āĻ
āϤāĻāĻŦ, āĻāĻি āĻāĻāĻি āĻāĻŽ āĻ্āϝাāϞোāϰি, āĻŦেāĻļি āĻĢাāĻāĻŦাāϰ āĻ āĻিāĻাāĻŽিāύāϝুāĻ্āϤ āϏāĻŦāĻি।
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ā§Š. āĻĒāĻāϞেāϰ āϏ্āĻŦাāϏ্āĻĨ্āϝ āĻāĻĒāĻাāϰিāϤা
āĻšāĻāĻŽে āϏাāĻšাāϝ্āϝ āĻāϰে
āϰāĻ্āϤāĻাāĻĒ āύিāϝ়āύ্āϤ্āϰāĻŖে āϰাāĻে
āĻĄাāϝ়াāĻŦেāĻিāϏে āĻāĻĒāĻাāϰী
āĻāĻŽিāĻāύ āϏিāϏ্āĻেāĻŽ āĻļāĻ্āϤিāĻļাāϞী āĻāϰে
āϤ্āĻŦāĻ āĻ āĻুāϞেāϰ āĻāύ্āϝ āĻাāϞো
āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŽাāϤে āϏাāĻšাāϝ্āϝ āĻāϰে
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ā§Ē. āĻāϝ়ুāϰ্āĻŦেāĻĻ āĻ
āύুāϝাāϝ়ী āĻĒāĻāϞ
āĻāϝ়ুāϰ্āĻŦেāĻĻে āĻĒāĻāϞāĻে “āĻļীāϤāϞ” āĻĒ্āϰāĻৃāϤিāϰ āĻাāĻĻ্āϝ āĻŦāϞা āĻšāϝ়।
āĻāĻি āĻļāϰীāϰেāϰ āĻ
āϤিāϰিāĻ্āϤ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŽাāϝ়, āϰāĻ্āϤ āĻĒāϰিāĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻāϰে āĻ āϝāĻৃāϤāĻে āϏুāϏ্āĻĨ āϰাāĻে।
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ā§Ģ. āϰাāύ্āύাāϝ় āĻŦ্āϝāĻŦāĻšাāϰ
āĻĒāĻāϞ āĻাāĻা
āĻāϞু-āĻĒāĻāϞ āϤāϰāĻাāϰি
āĻĻোāϞāĻŽা (āĻŽāĻļāϞা āĻāϰা āĻĒāĻāϞ)
āĻĒāĻāϞেāϰ āĻŽিāώ্āĻি (āĻŦিāĻļেāώ āĻāϰে āĻŦাংāϞাāϝ় āĻāύāĻĒ্āϰিāϝ়)
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ā§Ŧ. āϏাāĻŦāϧাāύāϤা
āĻ
āϤিāϰিāĻ্āϤ āϤেāϞে āĻাāĻা āĻ িāĻ āύāϝ়।
āĻাঁāĻা āĻ
āĻŦāϏ্āĻĨাāϝ় āĻাāϞো āĻāϰে āϧুāϝ়ে āύেāĻāϝ়া āĻĻāϰāĻাāϰ।
āĻ াāύ্āĻĄা āĻĒ্āϰāĻৃāϤিāϰ āĻŽাāύুāώ āĻŦেāĻļি āύা āĻাāĻāϝ়াāĻ āĻাāϞো।
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āĻāĻĒāϏংāĻšাāϰ (āĻŦাংāϞা)
āĻĒāĻāϞ āĻāĻāĻি āϏāĻšāĻ, āĻিāύ্āϤু āĻļāĻ্āϤিāĻļাāϞী āϏāĻŦāĻি।
āĻāĻি āĻļāϰীāϰেāϰ āĻাāϰāϏাāĻŽ্āϝ āĻŦāĻাāϝ় āϰাāĻে, āϰāĻ্āϤ āĻĒāϰিāώ্āĻাāϰ āĻāϰে, āĻ āĻŽāύ āĻļাāύ্āϤ āϰাāĻে।
āĻĒ্āϰāϤিāĻĻিāύেāϰ āĻাāĻĻ্āϝāϤাāϞিāĻাāϝ় āĻĒāĻāϞ āϰাāĻāϞে āϏুāϏ্āĻŦাāϏ্āĻĨ্āϝ āĻ āĻĒ্āϰāĻļাāύ্āϤি āĻĻুāĻ-āĻ āĻĒাāĻāϝ়া āϝাāϝ়।
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đŽđŗ ā¤šिंā¤Ļी ā¤ा⤠(Hindi Section)
ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ā¤¯
ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ĩ⤞ (Pointed Gourd) ā¤ा⤰⤤ ā¤ी ⤏ā¤Ŧ⤏े ⤞ोā¤ā¤Ē्⤰ि⤝ ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ēौ⤎्ā¤ि⤠⤏ā¤Ŧ्ā¤ि⤝ों ā¤Žें ⤏े ā¤ā¤ ā¤šै।
ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ā¤°्ā¤Ž ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ŧ⤰⤏ा⤤ी ā¤Žौā¤¸ā¤Ž ā¤Žें ā¤ā¤ā¤¤ी ā¤šै ā¤ā¤° ā¤ļ⤰ी⤰ ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤Ŧā¤šु⤤ ⤞ाā¤ā¤ा⤰ी ā¤Žा⤍ी ā¤ा⤤ी ā¤šै।
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āĨ§. ā¤ĩैā¤्ā¤ा⤍ि⤠ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ā¤¯
ā¤ĩैā¤्ā¤ा⤍ि⤠⤍ाā¤Ž: Trichosanthes dioica
ā¤Ē⤰िā¤ĩा⤰: Cucurbitaceae
ā¤šि⤍्ā¤Ļी ⤍ाā¤Ž: ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ĩ⤞
ā¤Ŧंā¤ा⤞ी ⤍ाā¤Ž: ā¤Ēोā¤ो⤞
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āĨ¨. ā¤Ēो⤎⤪ ⤤⤤्ā¤ĩ
āĨ§āĨĻāĨĻ ā¤्⤰ाā¤Ž ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ĩ⤞ ā¤Žें ⤞ā¤ā¤ā¤ —
ā¤ै⤞ो⤰ी: āĨ¨āĨĢ
ā¤Ē्⤰ोā¤ी⤍: āĨ§.āĨĢ ā¤्⤰ाā¤Ž
ā¤Ģाā¤ā¤Ŧ⤰: āĨŠ ā¤्⤰ाā¤Ž
ā¤ĩिā¤ाā¤Žि⤍ ⤏ी: āĨ¨āĨĢ ā¤Žि.ā¤्⤰ा.
ā¤ै⤞्ā¤ļिā¤¯ā¤Ž: āĨŠāĨĻ ā¤Žि.ā¤्⤰ा.
ā¤Ēा⤍ी: āĨ¯āĨĻ%
ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ā¤Ž ā¤ै⤞ो⤰ी ā¤ā¤° ā¤
⤧ि⤠ā¤Ģाā¤ā¤Ŧ⤰ ā¤ĩा⤞ी ⤏ā¤Ŧ्ā¤ी ā¤šै।
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āĨŠ. ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ĩ⤞ ā¤े ⤏्ā¤ĩा⤏्ā¤Ĩ्⤝ ⤞ाā¤
ā¤Ēाā¤ā¤¨ ā¤ļā¤्⤤ि ā¤Ŧā¤ĸ़ा⤤ा ā¤šै
ā¤ĩā¤ā¤¨ ā¤ā¤ा⤍े ā¤Žें ā¤¸ā¤šा⤝ā¤
⤰ā¤्⤤ ā¤ļुā¤Ļ्⤧ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ा ā¤šै
ā¤Žā¤§ुā¤Žेā¤š ā¤े ⤰ोā¤ि⤝ों ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤ā¤Ē⤝ोā¤ी
⤤्ā¤ĩā¤ा ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ŧा⤞ों ā¤े ⤞ि⤠⤞ाā¤ā¤ा⤰ी
ā¤Ē्⤰⤤ि⤰ā¤्⤎ा ā¤ļā¤्⤤ि ā¤Ŧā¤ĸ़ा⤤ा ā¤šै
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āĨĒ. ā¤ā¤¯ु⤰्ā¤ĩेā¤Ļि⤠ā¤Ļृ⤎्ā¤िā¤ो⤪
ā¤ā¤¯ु⤰्ā¤ĩेā¤Ļ ā¤े ā¤
⤍ु⤏ा⤰ ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ĩ⤞ ā¤ļी⤤⤞ ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ृ⤤ि ā¤ा ā¤šो⤤ा ā¤šै।
ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤Ēि⤤्⤤ ā¤ā¤° ā¤ĩा⤤ ā¤Ļो⤎ ā¤ो ⤏ं⤤ु⤞ि⤤ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ा ā¤šै ā¤ā¤° ⤝ā¤ृ⤤ ā¤ी ā¤ा⤰्⤝ā¤्ā¤ˇā¤Žā¤¤ा ā¤Ŧā¤ĸ़ा⤤ा ā¤šै।
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āĨĢ. ⤰⤏ोā¤ ā¤Žें ā¤Ē्⤰⤝ोā¤
ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ĩ⤞ ā¤ā¤˛ू ā¤ी ⤏ā¤Ŧ्ā¤ी
ā¤ā¤°ā¤ĩा ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ĩ⤞
ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ĩ⤞ ā¤ुā¤ि⤝ा
ā¤Ŧंā¤ा⤞ ā¤ी ā¤Ē्⤰⤏िā¤Ļ्⤧ ā¤Ēोā¤ो⤞ ā¤Ļाā¤˛ā¤Žा
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āĨŦ. ⤏ाā¤ĩ⤧ा⤍ि⤝ाँ
ā¤
⤧ि⤠⤤े⤞ ā¤Žें ⤍ ā¤Ēā¤ाā¤ँ।
ā¤ा⤍े ⤏े ā¤Ēā¤šā¤˛े ⤧ो ⤞ें।
ā¤
⤤्⤝⤧ि⤠⤠ंā¤Ąी ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤ृ⤤ि ā¤ĩा⤞ों ā¤ो ⤏ीā¤Žि⤤ ā¤Žा⤤्⤰ा ā¤Žें ⤏ेā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨ा ā¤ाā¤šिā¤।
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⤍ि⤎्ā¤ā¤°्⤎ (Hindi)
ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ĩ⤞ ā¤ेā¤ĩ⤞ ā¤ā¤ ⤏ā¤Ŧ्ā¤ी ā¤¨ā¤šीं, ā¤Ŧ⤞्ā¤ि ⤏ेā¤šā¤¤ ā¤ा ā¤ंā¤Ąा⤰ ā¤šै।
ā¤¯ā¤š ā¤ļ⤰ी⤰ ā¤ो ⤏ं⤤ु⤞ि⤤ ⤰ā¤ā¤¤ा ā¤šै ā¤ā¤° ā¤Ē्⤰ाā¤ृ⤤ि⤠ā¤ā¤°्ā¤ा ā¤Ē्⤰ā¤Ļा⤍ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¤ा ā¤šै।
⤏्ā¤ĩ⤏्ā¤Ĩ ā¤ीā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤े ⤞ि⤠ā¤Ē⤰ā¤ĩ⤞ ā¤ा ⤏ेā¤ĩ⤍ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨ा ā¤Ŧेā¤šā¤Ļ ⤞ाā¤ā¤Ļाā¤¯ā¤ ā¤šै।
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⚠️ Disclaimer
This blog is for educational and informational purposes only.
It is not medical advice. Always consult a qualified doctor or nutritionist before changing your diet.
Parwal (Pointed Gourd) is generally safe but should be consumed as part of a balanced diet.
The writer is not a medical expert, only a researcher and health enthusiast sharing verified knowledge from traditional and scientific sources.
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