Ethnobotanical Plant 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
Data Views
Total Uses: 33
Uses | Country/Region | Reference |
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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. |
*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.