Cucurbitaceae
Annual
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Medicinal Complaints / Uses
Cucumis melo L.
| System/State | Traditional Complaint/Use |
Activity / Interpretation | Traditional Preparation/ Administration |
Parts Used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dermatological | Skin freckles |
Freckle remover | Prepare compress from grated seeds. (Admin. not specified.) |
Seed | Z |
| Kidney & Urinary Tract | Diuretic |
Diuretic | Grind seeds, extract (? infuse) in water & drink after warming liquid. |
Seed | Z |
| Kidney & Urinary Tract | Regulate renal function |
Renal | Eat seeds. |
Seed | Z |
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Cucumis melo contains curcurbitacins, the bitter principal of curcurbit triterpenes. Similar in structure to cardiac glycosides they can produce similar effects. Ripe fruits are most poisonous for domestic animals including cattle & sheep. Fruits of cultivated species of the Cucurbitacea family including melons have been cultivated to become free of cucurbitacins. Intoxication in humans by the bitter principal can cause acute pharyngeal oedema, dyspnoea, dysphagia, drooling & vomiting. Avoid in pregnancy, lactation & with allergy to melons.
