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Cucumber and melons (karkati, trapusa)

ककड़ी और खीरा (कर्कटी) · कर्कटी

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: कर्कटीत्रपुसउर्वारुखर्बूजत्रपुष
Hindi: खीराककड़ीकर्कटीखरबूजाफूटककडी (खट्टी)
English: Cucumber and melonscucumbersnake melonmuskmelonkarkati
Romanized: karkatikakdikheerakharbuja

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Properties2

Cucumber (खीरा; verse trapuṣa) is listed among creeper fruits described as tasty and nourishing, kapha-increasing and cold, very wholesome in pitta and blood disorders, slightly vata-producing, clearing the bowels, wholesome and aphrodisiac.
Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 41Hindi commentaryTraditional description
Sour cucumber (ककडी खट्टी; verse ervāru) is listed among very sour fruits said to pacify vata, provoke blood, produce pitta and kapha, be heavy and unctuous, cause salivation, cleanse impurities and be sharp.
Chapter 4 · p. 59 · v. 42-43Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

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Formula that destroys pitta-type stoneपित्ताश्मरी नाशक योग

Remedies using it

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Cucumber seed paste with sour gruelकांजी के साथ खीरे के बीज का कल्क Decoction of kharabhusha prepared with cow urineगोमूत्र से सिद्ध खरबूज का कषाय

Conditions mentioned with it

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Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Haemorrhoids (arsha)अर्श (बवासीर)Painful urination (mutrakricchra)मूत्रकृच्छ्र (पेशाब में कष्ट)Urinary stone (ashmari)अश्मरी (पथरी)

Organs and systems mentioned

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Anus and rectumगुदा Kidneys and urinary systemगुर्दे और मूत्र तंत्र Testes and male reproductive organsअंडकोष और पुरुष जननांग

Other ingredients used together

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Count of shared preparations.

Cow urine (gomutra)गोमूत्र (गाय का मूत्र)×1 Kasha grassकांस (काश)×1 Kusha grassकुश×1 Utkataरामसर×1 Sugarcane (ikshu)गन्ना (इक्षु)×1 Pashanabhedaपाषाणभेद (पखानभेद)×1 Gokshura (caltrops)गोखरू (गोक्षुर)×1 Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा)×1 Chandana (sandalwood)चंदन (चन्दन)×1 Shirisha (lebbek)सिरस (शिरीष)×1 Dhattura (thorn apple)धतूरा (धत्तूर)×1 Kurantakaपीली कटसरैया×1 Shamiछौंकरा×1 Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता)×1 Pathaपाठा (पाढ़)×1 Banana (kadali)केला (कदली)×1 Vidarakaबिदारक×1 Nagakesara (ironwood flower)नागकेसर×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Plant glossary, letter section च (entries 1–17: चक्रमर्द to चोर)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, च वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–17: चक्रमर्द से चोर)Plant glossary, letter section त (entries 1–41: तगर to त्वक्)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, त वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–41: तगर से त्वक्)Plant glossary, letter section फ (entries 1–4: फणी to फेन)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, फ वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–4: फणी से फेन)Plant glossary, क entries 13–27 (कन्या to कर्कारु)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, क वर्ग प्रविष्टि 13–27 (कन्या से कर्कारु)Plant glossary, स section, entries 1–48 (सद्धातकीकुसुम to स्नुही)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, स वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–48 (सद्धातकीकुसुम से स्नुही)Properties of gourds and other creeper fruits (heading misplaced)लताफलों के गुण (शीर्षक भूल से दोहराया गया)Properties of mango and other sour fruitsआम आदि खट्टे फलों के गुण Remedies that remove painful urinationमूत्रकृच्छ्र नाशक योग

Course sessions

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Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

Plant glossary entries

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कर्कारुकोहडा चिर्भट (चिर्भटी)ककड़ी त्रपुष (त्रपुषबीज, त्रापुषी)रांग त्रापुषबीजखीरे का बीज फलजायफल सुगंधिएलुआ

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Named 10 times on 9 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

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Quick facts

Content type: Food
Categories: VegetableFruit
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 9
Chapters: Chapter 4
Extraction tasks: T03
Record id: ingredient_karkati