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[[File:ARS cucumber.jpg|thumb|right|''Cucumber'', ''Cucumis sativus'']]The '''cucumber''' is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. It is a creeping vine that bears cucumiform fruits that are used as vegetables. There are three main varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling, and seedless.==Uses=={{stubUses|Relieves thirst}}, {{Uses|Relieves burning micturition}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infection}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Southe kaayi|ml=Kakkari, Mullanvellari, Vellari|sa=Bahuphala, Kandalu, Kantakilata, Kantakiphala, Sudhavasa, Trapusha|ta=Mullan vellari, Mullanvellari, Mulluvellari, Vellari, Vellari-k-kay|te=Dosa kaya, Ujakaayipa|hi=Kakree, Khira|en=Cucumber}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Madhura (Sweet)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Sheeta (cold)
===Vipaka===
Madhura (Sweet)
===Karma===
Pitta
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Climber}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Tendrils simple, Leaves 10-16 cm long and broad, broadly orbicular or ovate-cordate, entire or palmately 5-lobed, margin bi-denticulate.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|Axillary|Yellow|3|Male flowers 3-4, in axilliary fascicles. Calyx 8-10 mm long, companulate, densely villous, lobes subulate.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Oblong||Yellowish green. Seeds 8-10 x 3-5 mm, oblong||}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Sukhaprasava ghrita]]
* [[Ashmarihara kashaya]]
* [[Dadhika ghrita]]
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Seed - sow early to mid spring in a rich soil. Germination should take place within 2 weeks<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Ogórek2.jpg|Leaves
File:Ogórek młody.jpg|Leaves
File:Cucumis sativus01.jpg|Female flower
File:Cucumis sativus02.jpg|Male flower
File:Komkommer Cucumis sativus 'Melita'.jpg|Fruit
File:Cucumis sativus.jpg|Fruit
File:Starr-110215-0966-Cucumis sativus-seed packet-KiHana Nursery Kihei-Maui (24707421389).jpg|Seeds
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/08/24/cucumber-cucumis-sativus-benefits-ayurvedic-side-effects/ Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/08/24/cucumber-cucumis-sativus-benefits-ayurvedic-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cucumis+sativus Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cucumis+sativus Cucumis sativus on theferns.info]
* [https://aryanveda.in/kheera-cucumis-sativus/ Cucumis sativus on aryanveda.in]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Climber]]
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]
