Steinmetz:Cucumis

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Cucumis melo

Also known as (or relevant to) Cucumis melo Family Cucurbitaceae English Names Sweet Melon Musk Melon Natural Habitat Mediterranean countries China South Asia Indonesia tropical Africa Part(s) Used Fructus Cucumeris melo Semen Cucumeris melo

Constituent(s) seed root: melon-emetin Action fruit: cooling diuretic stomachic peptic demulcent nutritive: seed root: emetic

Cucumis sativus

Also known as (or relevant to) Cucumis sativus Family Cucurbitaceae English Names Cucumber Gherkin Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) India Indonesia Egypt Central Asia China Part(s) Used Semen Cucumeris sativi

Constituent(s) chlorophyll mineral salts fixed oil starch resin sugar Action seed: cooling vermifuge diuretic demulcent; fruit: nutritive demulcent