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Market nameKharbuza (seed)
Urudu nameTukhm e-kharpazah
Arabic name /
Persian name		Bazr al-biteekh / Tukhme-khar-pazah
English nameMusk-melon, Sweet-melon
Original plant nameCucumis melo Linn., Musk-melon, Sweet-melon
Family nameCucurbitaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification seed
Collection informationIslamic Republic of Pakistan, Karachi [Karachi], Sind, Amjad Unani Medicine (Pvt.) Ltd.
Collection date1994/1/22
CollectorTsuneo Namba
IdentifierJaved Ahmad
DescriptionSeeds are edible.
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Crude drug nameUrudu name,
English name		Tukhm e-kharpazah, Musk-melon, Sweet-melon
Arabic name / Persian nameBazr al-biteekh / Tukhme-khar-pazah
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Original plant nameCucumis melo Linn.
Family nameCucurbitaceae
Used partSeeds
Distribution areaA creeping, hispid annual, native to Africa and is now commonly cultivated throughout India particularly in hot and dry north-western areas for its fruits which are eaten as dessert.
DescriptionThe kernel is whitish and oily and is used as drug and is called Maghz tukhm kharpazah.
Function and propertiesFevers, Liver, Cosemtics, Excretion.

Diuretic and emmenagogue, removes obstructions from gall bladder, kidneys and urinary bladder, detergent and deobstruent.
Specific actionsRemoves hepatic obstructions and acts as useful diuretic.
Frequency in useVery common.
Common usesFevers: Due to its diuretic action it acts as febrifuge.

Liver: Being deobstruent it removes hepatic obstructions and removes the swellings of liver and urinary bladder.

Cosmetics: Being detergent it improves the complexion of the face. Externally the seeds are used as embrocation in some skin diseases. Seeds are also regarded as nutritive tonic.

Excretion: Its seeds are useful in anuria, amenorrhoea/amenorrhea, gonorrhoea/gonorrhea and against the stones of urinary bladder, after removing its oily portion.
Side effectIt is harmful in the disorders of spleen.
Medical systemUnani
Traditional conceptTemperamentIt is hot and moist in the second degree.
Drug effectVery beneficial in hepatic and intestinal obstructive conditions. Not good during the disorders of spleen.
Dosage5 to 7gm.
SubstituteTukhm Kakri (Cucumis melo Linn. var. utilissimus Duthie & Fuller)
Corrigent (corrective)Pure honey.
Important compound preparationsTiryaq-i-Masana, Jawarish Zar`uni Sada, Sherbat Bazuri Baarid and Ma`jun Zanjibil.
ReferencesReference book　

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Indian Materia Medica, Vols. 1-2, 1976 (Repr. 1989). Nadkarni, A.K., Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., Bombay
Vol. 1, p 402.

Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi.
p 189-190.

A Survey of Drugs, 1961 (2nd edi.). Wahid, A. K. and Siddiqui, H. H. Institute of History of Medicine and Medical Research, Delhi.
p 19-30.

Dictionary of Economic Plants in India, 1996 (2nd Rep.). Singh, U; Wadhwani, A. M. and Johri B.M. Indian council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
p 61.

Hamdard Pharmcopoeia of Eastern medicine, 1969. Said, H. M. (editor), The Times Press, Sadar Karachi.
p 77, 82, 174, 272.

Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi.
p 189-190.

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