Cucumis sativus L.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Fruit and seed
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Fruits are edible, control gastritis and used for cosmetic purposes
- Fried seeds are taken for prostrate gland disorders, to treat kidney stones and urinary problems
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Unsaturated aldehyde: nonenal derivatives from fruit; flavonoids and flavonoid glycosides: isovitexin, saponarin, vicenin, apigenin, sterols: cholesterol derivatives, avenasterol, spinasterol, karounidiol, isokarounidiol, fatty acids: myristic, palmitic, palmitoleic, heptadecanoic, stearic and linoleic acids from seed oil; heme peroxidases from fruit peels
Bioactivity :
Pectin extracted from fruit: hypolipidaemic; traditional preparation of plant: antidiabetic
Clinical:
Note :
Fruits are used as a vegetable
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