CUCUMBER
CUCUMBER
Used Part.
The fruit.
Active Principles.
Abundant mucilages, cellulose.
Drug Action.
Demulcent, antipruritic, diuretic, depurative.
Indications.
Cystitis
, urolithiasis, oliguria.
In topical use for skin care:
fatty skin, comedones, sensitive skin, wrinkles.
Side Effects.
Due to its high cellulose content, it can be indigestible.
Caution / Poisoning.
Some varieties have
a
bitter
taste because of its content curcubitacina
C
, being discarded.
Galenica forms / Dosage.
Use
a
food.
Glycolic extract (1 / 5) Apply locally neat or in the form of gel or cream.
Cucumber
, sliced, applied topically as
a
mask.
Bibliography.
Bézanger - Beauquesne, L; Pinkas, M; Torck, M; Trotin,
F
. Medicinal plants of temperate Regions. Paris: Maloine, 1980, pp. 354 - 5.
Mulet, L. Ethnobotanical survey of the province of Castellon. Castellon: Provincial, 1991,
p
. 138.
Paris, RR; Moyse, M. Summary of Matter Médicale. Take III. Paris: Masson, 1971,
p
. 317.
Villar, L; Palacín, JM; Calvo,
C
. Gomez,
D
; Montserrat, G. Medicinal Plants of the Aragonese Pyrenees and other tierrras Huesca. 2. Huesca: Provincial, 1992,
p
. 74.
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