Vegetable Cucumber Medicinal Properties

 

Cucumber
(Cucumis sativa)

Scientific Name- (Cucumis sativa)

Cucumber has been cultivated in our country for almost three thousand years. Cucumber is a major summer fruit. It is used as a vegetable. The fruit of this perennial creeping tree is elongated and has thorns with black face on its body. Rainfed species grow on scaffolding. At the end of winter, a type of cucumber is cultivated which is called Khira in the local language. In addition to fruits and vegetable, it is rich in medicinal properties. 

Chemical Properties of Vegetable Cucumber:-

Nutritional Value of Cucumber is as follows

    Per 100 grams of edible

Aqueous part	96.3 g
Fat	0.1 g
Protein	0.4 g
Starch	2.5 g
Minerals	0.3 g
Calcium	10 mg
Phosphorus	25 mg
Sulfur	17 mg
Chlorine	15 mg
Thiamine	0.03 mg
Nicotinic Acid	0.02 mg
Riboflavin	0.01 mg
Magnesium	11 mg
Sodium	10.2 mg
Copper	0.1 mg
Vitamin C	7 mg
Vitamin A	0
Calories	13

 Medicinal Properties of Vegetable Cucumber:-

Its fruits and leaves have medicinal properties. The seeds of this fruit are diuretic, emollient and chemical. The fruit is tonic and soothing. According to unani, seed oil is good for body and brain. 

Use in Curing Disease:-

1. Drinking cucumber seeds like beverage is beneficial in urinary incontinence.
2. Cucumber leaves and stems are crushed and fried in little bit of oil and eat it to get relief from bile problems.
3. Boil four grams of cumin and cucumber leaves in four cups of water and drink that water three or four times a day for a few days. The sore throat healed in few days.