Kekiri/Cucumis melo

 








 



 

 

                                                                                             

Botanical name:-Cucumis melo  
Family name:-CUCURBITACEAE
 

English name:- Melon  
Sinhala name:-  Kekiri
Tamil name:-Karkati
Sanskirt name :-Vellarikkay
 

Edibal parts:-Fruits
Status:-Native 

Distribution:- Sri Lanka, India ,Korea, China, and Japan  
 

Ayurvedic usage:-
treatment for:-Urinary stones, Insomnia, Headaches, Jaundice, Constipation, Urinary problems, Urinary tract infections, Body pains, Nausea, Skin diseases, Excessive thirst, Burning sensation.
Parts used to make medic:-Seeds,
 
propagation:-Seeds

 

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"Kekiri (cucumis melo) is a cooling diuretic . It is nutritious  and  edible. It is used in painful and frequent passing of urine and retention of urine. There are many decoctions prepared with Kekiri seeds. One of them is Kekiri seed ,shindalunu, cardamoms and tipple taken in equal quantities and powdered finely. It is to be taken in fermented toddy in the morning. The dosage is 2 tablespoonful of powder in a glass of toddy Or  fermented rice water (halpana watura)  in cases where thre is difficulty in passing or retention of urine."

                                                 HERBAL FOOD and MEDICINES in SRI LANKA-
                                                             Dr Seela Fernando