Cucumis melo

Cucumis melo
Family:Cucumis melo; Antitussive; Digestive; Diuretic; Emetic; Expectorant; Febrifuge; Stomachic; Vermifuge.
Common name:Melon
The fruits can be used as a cooling light cleanser or moisturiser for the skin. They are also used as a first aid treatment for burns and abrasions. The flowers are expectorant and emetic. The fruit is stomachic. The seed is antitussive digestive febrifuge and vermifuge. When used as a vermifuge the whole seed complete with the seed coat is ground into a fine flour then made into an emulsion with water and eaten. It is then necessary to take a purge in order to expel the tapeworms or other parasites from the body. The root is diuretic and emetic.

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