Cucumber
Cucumber is one of the plants of the family called Cucurbitaceae; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Cucumis sativus L.
As for the name of the cucumber family itself, in Latin it will be: Cucurbitaceae Juss.
Description of cucumber
Cucumber sativum is an annual herbaceous plant with a recumbent, rough stem. The leaves of this plant are pentagonal-lobed and heart-shaped. The flowers of the cucumber will be unisexual, they are painted in yellow tones and are endowed with a sphenolate pistil. The fruits of this plant will be oblong, fleshy and juicy.
It should be noted that in India, cucumber was cultivated several thousand years BC. In addition, cucumbers were used in Ancient Greece and Egypt. In Russia, this culture appeared only in the sixteenth century. Nowadays, cucumbers are cultivated in vegetable gardens, greenhouses, greenhouses and plantations.
Description of the medicinal properties of cucumber
Cucumber is endowed with very valuable healing properties, and for medicinal purposes it is recommended to use the fruits of this plant, namely their juice, peel, flowers and seeds. The presence of such valuable healing properties should be explained by the content of fiber, iodine, nitrogenous and non-nitrogenous substances, potassium salts, as well as a small amount of vitamins C and A in the fruits of this plant.
It is worth noting that cucumbers have been used for medicinal purposes since ancient times. This plant has the ability to increase the secretory function of the stomach, will promote the secretion of gastric juice, improve the absorption of fats and proteins, stimulate appetite, increase the secretion of urine and bile, and also restore impaired metabolism. However, due to the fact that they increase appetite, they should not be consumed if you are obese. In addition, pickles should not be consumed in case of atherosclerosis, heart defects, various gastrointestinal diseases, various kidney diseases, hypertension and pregnancy.
Cucumbers are recommended for constipation, while crushed fresh fruits should be used for dropsy and edema, which have been associated with heart disease. As for traditional medicine, fresh cucumber juice is quite widespread here. This juice should be used as an analgesic and sedative for various gastrointestinal diseases. For jaundice and other liver diseases, you should use a decoction prepared from unripe cucumbers and vines.
The use of cucumber juice and water infusion of the peel is also quite effective: such products are used in cosmetics for freckles, rashes, acne and various inflammatory skin processes. In order to avoid dyspeptic symptoms when eating fresh cucumbers, it is not recommended to drink carbonated water and carbonated drinks. It is also very important for nursing mothers to be careful when consuming cucumbers, which should be associated with the fact that many biologically active substances in this plant can pass into breast milk. In this case, infants may experience diarrhea, rumbling and cramping abdominal pain. However, if this has already happened, then the children should be given dill water, and the mother herself should also consume dill, which will help get rid of such negative manifestations. Cucumbers are also effective for coughs, as well as for various diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
