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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Cucumis melo (Cucurbitaceae)

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Common name(s)
Blewek; T'Ien Kua Ti; Kan Kua; Shao Kua; Hsiang Kua; Melons; Bluwak; Kalak; Kua Tzu Jen; Bataiaikh; Yueh Kua; Acur; Gendura; Melon; Qawoon

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Anasarca Java *
Anasarca China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antivinous China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Bruise China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cancer West Indies Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Stomach) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Stomach) China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cold China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Coryza China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cough China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diabetes Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Digestive China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Diuretic Elsewhere *
Dyspepsia Java *
Dyspepsia China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Dysuria Kurdistan Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Eczema Elsewhere *
Emetic Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Emmenagogue China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.