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Citrullus lanatus

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Citrullus lanatus is an annual plant, producing stems up to 4 metres long. These stems climb with the help of tendrils or, more frequently, trailing along the ground.

Uses

Diabetes, Intestinal inflammation, Dropsy, Renal stones.

Parts Used

Fruit, Leaves, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Annual

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Water melon is a plant of the drier tropics, though it can be cultivated from the moist tropics to the warm temperate zones.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

A weed of roadsides, Open ground in desert areas.

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References

  1. [Chemistry]
  2. [Morphology]
  3. Cultivation

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