Tuesday, September 18, 2018

SPINY CUCUMBER - Cucumis dipsaceus


INDIAN Cucumis dipsaceus


SYEDFURKHAN

SYEDFURKHANSYEDFURKHAN


SYSTAMATIC CLASSIFICATION


KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
   Subkingdom      Viridiplantae 
      InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants
         SuperdivisionEmbryophyta 
            DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes
               SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
                  ClassMagnoliopsida 
                     SuperorderRosanae 
                        OrderCucurbitales 
                           FamilyCucurbitaceae  – gourds, squashes, citrouilles, gourdes
                              GenusCucumis L. – melon
                                 SpeciesCucumis dipsaceus   E hrenb. ex Spach – hedgehog gourd
uses : 
  • THE LEAVES AND ROOTS ARE USED TO CURE WOUNDS.
  • THE FRUIT IS ANTIOXIDANT.
AND IT HAS NUTRIONAL VALUE
In the quantification of amino acids and minerals, it was found that almost all essential amino acids are present in an appreciable amount in the leaf sample. The amount of glutamic acid is higher (10.72%), whereas the amount of glutamine and tryptophan could not be detected. It was reported that for a healthy human diet, a normal man should take 15 mg of threonine, 4 mg of cysteine, 10 mg of methionine, 26 mg of valine, 20 mg of isoleucine, 39 mg of leucine, 15 mg of tyrosine, 10 mg of histidine, 25 mg of phenylalanine, and 30 mg of lysine per kg/day of body weight 


FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ,NUTRITIONAL VALUE SEE :  https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2013/890451/