The fruit is eaten in Indian cuisine.

In Andhra Pradesh (South India), this vegetable is known as "Dondakaya". It is eaten as a curry either by deep frying it, stuffing it with masala and frying or boiling it first in a cooker and then frying it. It is also used in "Sambaar"

Uses

1. Sweet ivy groud is used as vegetables. Its excessive use can cause loss of intelligence and stammering.

2. Using four to six grams of powdered leaves of bitter ivy groud is beneficial in diabetes.

3. Decoction prepared from the roots of bitter ivy groud stops the emanation of sperm through urine.

4. Powder made from the roots of ivy groud cures leucorrhoea in women.

5. Keeping the juice of ivy groud for sometime in the mouth after chewing it, is beneficial in tongue getting a cut. 6. Juice extracted from a wholesome ivy groud along with its fruit, seeds, roots, stem and flower checks the haemorrhoage during pregnancy.

Note :- Ivy groud affects the genital organs. It has more nourishing value than other vegetables.