Scientific name: Citrullus lanatus
English Name : Water Melon
Local Name: Tarbooz
Arabic Name: Bitteekh
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Habit & Habitat: Annual climber or trailer, cultivated.
Part used : Fruit and seeds.
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Medicinal uses : Kidney pain, clears the urine and stomach, facial beauty, increases immunity, jaundice and have cold effects, increases sexual power.REFERENCES FROM AHADITH:
*Narrated Sahl bin Sad Al-Sadi (Radiyallahu Anhu): Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alayhi Wasallam) ate ripe dates with water melon.
*Hazrat Abdullah Bin Abbas (Radiyallahu Anhu ) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alayhi Wasallam) said, “Water melon is diet as well as drink. It washes and purifies the urinary bladder. It increases the
sexual power.
*Hazrat Aisha (Radiyallahu Anha) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaho Alayhi Wasallam) ate water melon with fresh dates.
Distribution in world:
Native of the Kalahari region, cultivated throughout Tropics
Flowering Period:
Jan-May
Chemical constituents:
Fruit contains citrullin, carotene and pectin. Vitamin C, Nacin, Riboflavin, Thiamine, minerals also present Juice also contains alenine, arginene, glutamic acid, glycine, leucine and valine. Sucrose is the major sugar present. A honey like syrup is prepared from juice.
