By listening  the name of  bottle gourd, every one feels that no one prefer to consume it. Ayurvedic doctors declared that there are huge amount of medicated qualities in bottle gourd. Most of us know that bottle gourd in long hand shape and green color. But there are available in different shapes like round, bowl with long hand, bowl with short hand, water jug, wine kettle, basket, mexicon bottle, apple, banana, mini pear, goosneck, and more shapes.

     Some of the uses of Bottle gourd:      

1.  The dry bottle gourd which are in the bowl in shape are used in making bowls, caps, kamandala, musical instruments which are seen now a days in many cultures. In earlier days, people used to use bottle gourd as water bottle.

2. In some places people use it as hutka pipe. In nigeria people use bowl shapped bottle gourd as helmet to their head.

3. Bottle gourd is used for reducing body weight , especially by consuming juice of it  as there are fiber and water in it which reduces hunger. so that over eating can be controlled . 

 4. By having Bottle gourd juice mixed with lemon juice , we can avoid acidity and thirsty.

5. We can avoid sunstroke and over sweating by consuming bottle Gourd juice with salt.

6. Bottle Gourd is the best medicine for diabetes patients.

7. Bottle Gourd has less calories and reduces hunger.

8. By eating Bottle Goud curry, we can cure indigestion problems.

9. People  who are suffering from Somniphobia ,they should massage their head with the mixture of seasom oil and bottle gourd juice, so that we can have a peaceful sleep.

10. Pimples can be cured by taking bottle gourd juice daily.

The intake of Bottle Gourd juice increase the limit , it may leads to danger as Bottle Gourd contains cytotaxin.

Present days people are completely left Bottle Gourd But in the earlier days people know the best usage of it, so they used to consume as we consume potato now a days.

Therefore, Bottle Gourd is not only a vegetable, it is also a best medicine for many health problems.