Kharbhuja — Muskmelon

Ayurvedic herb Kharbhuja (Cucumis melo) — Muskmelon. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Madhura, Virya Sheeta, Vipaka Madhura. Balances Pitta.

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Musk melon is a cooling, diuretic fruit that effectively pacifies Pitta and relieves fatigue.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaMadhuraMadhura (Sweet) — nourishing, grounding, promotes tissue growth
GunaGuru, SnigdhaGuru (Heavy) — increases bulk, grounding; Snigdha (Oily/Unctuous) — moistening, nourishing
ViryaSheetaSheeta (Cold) — cooling, decreases Pitta and inflammation
VipakaMadhuraMadhura (Sweet) — post-digestive sweet, nourishing
PrabhavaMutrala, BalyaMutrala — diuretic, increases urine flow; Balya — strengthens, increases strength and stamina

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Kharbhuja is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Madhuvriksha bheda, Kharbhuja, Dasha-angula

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Kharbhuja are: phala, bija.

Main Indications

Kharbhuja is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Mutrakrichha, Ashmari, Trishna, Daha, Shrama.

Dosha Effects

Kharbhuja pacifies Pitta.

It may aggravate Vata, Kapha when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Kharbhuja is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)

Source: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH

Rasa (Taste)Madhura, Tikta
Guna (Quality)Guru, Rūkṣa
Virya (Potency)śita
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Madhura
Karma (Action)V¡takara, Kaphakara, Pittahara, Rucya, Dipana, Bhedi, Raktadoṣakara, Gr¡hi
Dose3-6 g of seeds.
Therapeutic Uses: A¿mari, Mūtrakrcchra, Gulma, Raktapitta, Trṣḍ¡, D¡ha, Jvara
Important Formulations: D¡dhika Ghrta
Botanical Name: Cucumis melo var (Cucurbitaceae)
Part Used: Sd.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
fruitWhitlowsUMLS:C0152448, ICD-11:EE12.0Glimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.), ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAbscessMESH:D000038,UMLS:C0000833, SYMP:0000672, ICD-11:1B75.3ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
fruitAnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788172360481
fruitAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAscitesMESH:D001201,UMLS:C0003962, ICD-11:ME04ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAstheniaMESH:D001247,UMLS:C0004093, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9788173717031
fruitBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788173717031
fruitCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
fruitConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9770972795006
fruitCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9788173717031
fruitDementiaMESH:D003704,UMLS:C0497327, DOID:1307, ICD-11:6D8ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitDemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361792
fruitDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9788173717031
fruitDiet, food, and nutritionMESH:D000066888,UMLS:C4042949ISBN:9788172361792
fruitDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788173717031
fruitEczemaMESH:D004485,UMLS:C0013595ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
fruitEndophthalmitisMESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21ISBN:9788173717031
fruitEpistaxisMESH:D004844,UMLS:C0014591, ICD-11:MD20ISBN:9770972795006
fruitExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717031
fruitFatigueMESH:D005221,UMLS:C0015672, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9770972795006
fruitFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788173717031
fruitFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717031
fruitGalactogoguesMESH:D056669,UMLS:C2717873ISBN:9788173717031
fruitHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitHematemesisMESH:D006396,UMLS:C0018926, ICD-11:ME24.A5ISBN:9770972795006
fruitIntestinal diseases, parasiticMESH:D007411,UMLS:C0021832, DOID:100, ICD-11:1A40.ZGlimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.)
fruitJaundiceMESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1ISBN:9788173717031
fruitLactation disordersMESH:D007775,UMLS:C0022927, ICD-11:JB46.7ISBN:9788173717031
fruitLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9788173717031
fruitLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788173717031
fruitLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitMental disordersMESH:D001523,UMLS:C0004936, ICD-11:6E8ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
fruitScabiesMESH:D012532,UMLS:C0036262, DOID:8295, ICD-11:1G04ISBN:9770972795006
fruitSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitThirstMESH:D013894ISBN:9770972795006
fruitUrinary tract infectionsMESH:D014552,UMLS:C0042029, DOID:0080784, ICD-11:GC08ISBN:9770972795006
fruitUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006
fruitVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9770972795006
fruitUrethral dischargeUMLS:C0152447ISBN:9788173717031
fruitBotulismMESH:D001906,UMLS:C0006057, DOID:11976, ICD-11:1A11Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
fruitCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9770972795006
leafAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
leafAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
leafLice infestationsMESH:D010373,UMLS:C0030756, DOID:5502, ICD-11:1G00.0ISBN:9770972795006
leafSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootAbortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9770972795006
rootCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792
rootEmeticsMESH:D004639,UMLS:C0013973ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792
rootLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9788172361266
rootSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
seedAntinematodal agentsMESH:D000969,UMLS:C0003391, ICD-11:XM16G5ISBN:9770972795006
seedAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9788172360481
seedAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788172362133
seedAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedBiliary tract diseasesMESH:D001660,UMLS:C0005424, DOID:9741, ICD-11:DC14.ZISBN:9770972795006
seedBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788173717031
seedCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9788172360481
seedContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9788172360481
seedDiet, food, and nutritionMESH:D000066888,UMLS:C4042949ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717031
seedDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717031
seedDysuriaMESH:D053159,UMLS:C0013428, ICD-11:MF50.7ISBN:9788173717031
seedEmeticsMESH:D004639,UMLS:C0013973ISBN:9788172360481
seedEndophthalmitisMESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21ISBN:9788173717031
seedFertility agentsMESH:D005299,UMLS:C0015896ISBN:9770972795006
seedFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788173717031
seedGenital diseases, femaleMESH:D005831,UMLS:C0017411, ICD-11:GA6ZStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
seedHemagglutinationMESH:D006384,UMLS:C0018903ISBN:9770972795006
seedKidney diseasesMESH:D007674,UMLS:C0022658, DOID:557, ICD-11:GC2ZISBN:9788173717031
seedLithiasisMESH:D020347,UMLS:C0023869ISBN:9780387706375
seedLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717031
seedPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9788173717031
seedGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
seedThirstMESH:D013894ISBN:9788173717031, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
seedUrinary bladder fistulaMESH:D001747,UMLS:C0005690ISBN:9788173717031
seedUrinary tract infectionsMESH:D014552,UMLS:C0042029, DOID:0080784, ICD-11:GC08ISBN:9788172360481
seedUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedLacrimal apparatus diseasesMESH:D007766,UMLS:C0022904, DOID:1400, ICD-11:9A1ZISBN:9788173717031
seedCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9788172361266
whole plantAntiprotozoal agentsMESH:D000981,UMLS:C0003416, ICD-11:XM4393ISBN:9770972795006
whole plant excluding rootAntiviral agentsMESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451ISBN:9770972795006
whole plant excluding rootCardiovascular systemMESH:D002319,UMLS:C0007226, ICD-11:XA4PM9ISBN:9770972795006
whole plant excluding rootHypotensionMESH:D007022,UMLS:C0020649, ICD-11:BA2ZISBN:9770972795006
Abortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9770972795006
AnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9780387706375
Anti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
Antifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
Antiprotozoal agentsMESH:D000981,UMLS:C0003416, ICD-11:XM4393ISBN:9770972795006
AstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9780387706375
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788172362133
CatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
ConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9770972795006
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9788172361792
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9770972795006
EczemaMESH:D004485,UMLS:C0013595ISBN:9788172361792
EpilepsyMESH:D004827,UMLS:C0014544, DOID:1826, ICD-11:8A6ZISBN:9770972795006
Eye infectionsMESH:D015817,UMLS:C0015403, ICD-11:9C20.2ISBN:9788172362133
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172362133
HeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006
Kidney diseasesMESH:D007674,UMLS:C0022658, DOID:557, ICD-11:GC2ZISBN:9788172362133
MetabolismMESH:D008660, ICD-11:XM3BT8ISBN:9770972795006
General tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
Snake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006
UlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788172362133
Urination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9788172361792
BotulismMESH:D001906,UMLS:C0006057, DOID:11976, ICD-11:1A11Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh