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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.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Relieves thirst}}, {{Uses|Relieves burning micturition}}, {{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infection}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}
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==Chemical Composition==
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==Common names==
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{{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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<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Madhura (Sweet)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
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===Veerya===
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Sheeta (cold)
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===Vipaka===
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Madhura (Sweet)
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===Karma===
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Pitta
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Climber}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{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"/>
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===Flower===
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{{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.  }}
  
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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.
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Oblong||yellowish green.  Seeds 8-10 x 3-5 mm, oblong.||}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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===Season to grow===
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===Soil type===
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===Propagation===
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub tropical area}}
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Ogórek2.jpg|Leaves
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File:Ogórek młody.jpg|Leaves
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File:Cucumis sativus01.jpg|Female flower
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File:Cucumis sativus02.jpg|Male flower
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File:Komkommer Cucumis sativus 'Melita'.jpg|Fruit
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File:Cucumis sativus.jpg|Fruit
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File:Starr-110215-0966-Cucumis sativus-seed packet-KiHana Nursery Kihei-Maui (24707421389).jpg|Seeds
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</gallery>
  
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==References==
  
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<references>
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<ref name="Uses">[https://easyayurveda.com/2016/08/24/cucumber-cucumis-sativus-benefits-ayurvedic-side-effects/ Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/flowering-plants-kerala-dvd.aspx Botonic description]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cucumis+sativus]
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* [https://aryanveda.in/kheera-cucumis-sativus/]
  
 
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[[Category:Climber]]

Revision as of 17:53, 21 May 2019

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

Relieves thirst, Relieves burning micturition, Insomnia, Urinary tract infection, Bleeding disorders [1]

Parts Used

Fruit, Seed

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada southe kaayi
Hindi kakree, khira
Malayalam kakkari, mullanvellari, vellari
Tamil mullan vellari, mullanvellari, mulluvellari, vellari, vellari-k-kay
Telugu dosa kaya, ujakaayipa
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit bahuphala, kandalu, kantakilata, kantakiphala, sudhavasa, trapusha
English Cucumber

[2]

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

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
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.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong yellowish green. Seeds 8-10 x 3-5 mm, oblong. {{{6}}}

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

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

Photo Gallery

  • Leaves

  • Leaves

  • Female flower

  • Male flower

  • Fruit

  • Fruit

  • Seeds

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Vernacular names
  3. ↑ Botonic description

External Links

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