Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cucumis sativus
Scientific Name and Description
Cucumis sativus L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | cucumber, gherkin |
| Hindi | kakree, kankri, kheera, khira |
| Kannada | maghe kaayi, moge kaayi, mullu southe, mullusavte, santekayi, sautekayi, southe kaayi, thaseya kaayi |
| Malayalam | kakkari, mullanvellari, mullen-belleri, vellari |
| Marathi | kaakdi, kakdi, kheera, khira, tavase, tavsini, thavase,Kakdi |
| Sanskrit | bahuphala, kandalu, kantakilata, kantakiphala, kantalu, karkaru, karkatee, koshaphala, pitapushpa, sakusa, sudhavasa, sukasa, sushitala, swetakarkataka, tiktakarkatika, trapukarkati, trapusa, trapusah, trapusha, trapusi, tundilaphala, Trasarenu |
| Tamil | am, anilvarikkotunkay, anilvariyan, araikkiraikkay, arpapiramanakam, civataki, civatakikkoti, civatati,cukacakam, cukacakkoti, cukacam, cukacanam,cukkam, iram,kacakam, kakkari, kakkarikkay, kakrikai, karkati, karuvacam, kattirikuntan, kutalakkoti, kutalam,kutari, mayaka, miruntu, mul-vellari, mullan vellari, mullanvellari, mulluvellari, mulluvellari,mulvellarikkay, nattuvellari, nirvellari, pantalkattiri, patolikai,pipingkay, pippinkay, pottiri, pottiricceti, tirapucam, tirikatam,tocakkay, uruvar, uruvaram, uruvarkoti, uruvarpayan, urvarappan, urvarappankoti, urvarukam, usnakapakari, varukam, vellaippukikakkoti, vellaippukikam, vellari, vellari-k-kay, vellari-ppu, vellarikai, vellarikkai, vellarikkay, vellarikkoti, virali,vittukakkoti, vittukam |
| Telugu | dosa kaya, dosekaaya, dosekaya, dozakaya, ujakaayipa |
| Tibetan | ga go na |
| Urdu | khira, khiyar (khira), kiyar, maghz tukhm khilyarin, maghz tukhm khiyarin, maghz tukhm-i-khiyarin, maghz-i-khiyarin, maghz-i-tukhm-i- khiyarin, maghz-i-tukhm-i-khiyarin, tukhm khiyarin, tukhm khiyarin nim koafta, tukhm khiyarin nim kofta, tukhm-i-khiyaria |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Cucumis sativus L
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Fruit
Application - Antimalaria
Treatment - General
References - Gohain et al. 2015
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Gohain et al. 2015
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 1 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
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