सुशीतलम्
सुषॆणः
सुषवी
सस्या
सहकारः
सहचरः
सॆहुण्डः
सॆहुण्डशाक
सहदॆवी
सहस्रनुत्
सहस्रवॆधि
सहस्रवीर्या
सहस्राहि
सहाचरः
संहितच्छत्रिका
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त्रपुसं
Botanical name -
Cucumis sativus
Description -
Annual climber; stem scabrous; tendrils simple; leaves alternate, petiolate, simple, ovate, pentangular or slightly lobed, hispidulous on both surfaces, 7.5 -12.5 cm in diameter; flowers yellow, unisexual, monoecious, 2.5 cm in diameter; fruits green, commonly cylindric, grows up to 30 cm in length; seeds white, many, compressed
Chemical Constituents-
Fruit contains acids, sterols. Seeds contain fatty oil, triterpene alcohols
Use -
: Fruit and Seed: useful in urinary complaints, in diseases caused by kapha (phlegm) and vata (wind), in stones
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