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Cucumis sativus - Cucumber, Kantakilata

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{{stub}}[[File:ARS cucumber.jpg|thumb|right|''Cucumber'', ''Cucumis sativus'']]
The '''cucumber''' (Cucumis sativus), or less formally cuke, 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==
{{Uses|Relieves thirst}}, {{Uses|Relieves burning micturition}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infection}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==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}}
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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===
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; petiole to 15 cm long. }}<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. Corolla yellow, 2-3 cm long; lobes acute. Stamens 3; filaments reduced; anthers 3-4 mm long, flexuous; pistillode globose. Female flowers solitary. Ovary ellipsoid, tubercled, densely pubscent; style to 3 mm long. }}
The '''cucumber''' (Cucumis sativus), or less formally cuke===Fruit==={{Fruit|Oblong||yellowish green. Seeds 8-10 x 3-5 mm, oblong.||}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is a widely cultivated used==  ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}} ==How to plant /cultivate==  ===Season to grow=== ===Soil type===  ===Propagation=== ==Commonly seen growing in the gourd familyareas=={{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, Cucurbitaceae{{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}} ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Ogórek2.jpg|LeavesFile:Ogórek młody. It is a creeping vine that bears cucumiform fruits that are used as vegetablesjpg|LeavesFile:Cucumis sativus01.jpg|Female flowerFile:Cucumis sativus02.jpg|Male flowerFile:Komkommer Cucumis sativus 'Melita'.jpg|FruitFile:Cucumis sativus. There are three main varieties of cucumberjpg|FruitFile: slicing, pickling, and seedlessStarr-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>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cucumis+sativus]
* [https://aryanveda.in/kheera-cucumis-sativus/]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Climber]]
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