दशाङ्गुलम्
दुष्पत्रः
दुष्प्रदर्शनी
दाडिमः
दाडिमपुष्पकः
दारु
दारुभद्रं
दार्विका
दार्वी
दार्वीभॆदा
दारुसिता
दारुहरिद्रा
दाल्चीनी
दासी
दिव्या
| Name -
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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