खर्बूजम्
खरमञ्जरी
खरशाकः
खराश्वा
खसतिलः
खाखसः
गुग्गुलुः
गजकर्ण
गजपिप्पली
गजभक्ष्या
गजाशनः
गृञ्जनं
गञ्जा
गुडूची
गुडूचीपत्रम्
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खर्बूजम्
Botanical name -
Cucumis melo
Description -
Usually a procumbent annual creeper, may be climber; stem green, scabrous, branched; tendril simple; leaves simple, alternate, petiolate, pentangular or slightly lobed, scabrid on both surfaces; flowers yellow, unisexual, monoecious, males clustered in axils, females solitary; fruits fleshy, indehiscent, spherical, sometimes with sweet smell; seeds many, compressed
Chemical Constituents-
Leaves contain Meloside A, Meloside L. Seeds contain oil, diterpene alcohols.
Use -
Seeds diuretic, refrigerant; pulp used in chronic eczema
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