Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Citrullus lanatus
Scientific Name and Description
Citrullus lanatus (THUNB.) MATSUMARA & NAKAI
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Citrullus vulgaris SCHRAD.
Cucurbita citrullus L.
Cucurbita citrullus L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | Watermelon |
| Hindi | halinda, hindwana, jamuka, karbuj, matira, matiro, samanka, tarbooj, tarbooz, tarbuz, tarbuza, terbuz, turmuz Tarbooz तरबूज |
| Kannada | bachchangaayi, bachhangaayi, dasamekke, kaalenga hannu, kaalengu, kaalingana balli, kallangaday, kallangadi, kallangadi balli, kallangadi hannu, kallangare |
| Malayalam | mandeki-patak |
| Marathi | kalingad, kalingada, kalingin, tarbuj, tharbooj, Kalanguḍa कलंगडा |
| Sanskrit | alpapramanaka, brihadgold, chaya-pula, chayaphula, chelana, chitra, chitraphala, chitravallika, ghrinaphala, godumba, kalinda, kalinga, krishnabijartula, kuttoowombi, latapanasa, madhuraphala, mansala, mansaphala, meta, mutrala, natamra, rajatinisha, raktabija, seta, shirnavrinta, sukhasha, sukhavasa, tarambuja, tindisa, vrittaphala |
| Tamil | anincepakkoti, anincepam, camakam, carkkaraikkommatti, carukkaraikkommatti, carukkaraikkumitti, carukkaraippucini1, cikappukkommatti, cinkiruki, cirattavikkoti, civaninankai, civaninankaikkoti, dharbusini, karukkummatti, ketavaikkoti, kommatti, kotimpam, kumatti, mamicapala, maturapalam, mulam, piccai, piccaikkay,piccappalam,pitcha, pitcha pullum, pitchaphalam, pullum, takanacani, tappuci, tarampujam, tarppucini, tarpucani, taruppucani, tecamika, tecamikakkoti, tucikakkumitti, tucikam1, tummatti1, tummutti1, vattakai, vattakku, vattalai, Tenga தแตங்கா |
| Telugu | darbooji, darbuje, eti puchha, karubooja, putcha kaaya, Kavuni కవుனி |
| Urdu | ab tarbuz, maghz tukhm tarbuz, maghz tukhm tarbuz nim kofta, tarbuz |
| Common name | watermelon, water melon |
| Bangali | Khamuska খরমুজা |
| Rajasthan Region | Matira |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
- Pulp is sweet, appetizer and refreshing with cooling effect.
- Fruit juice stored for one year is used as an antidote in snakebite.
- Seeds are diuretic.
- Seed powder is used during famine for preparation of bread.
Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Fruit, leaves
Application - Cooling agent; vegetable
Treatment - General
References - Dansi et al. 2008
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Dansi et al. 2008
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH