Snapmelon/phut - Health benefits, application, chemical constituents, side effects and many more

 

Snapmelon/phut


Snap melon (Cucumis melo var. momordica) is an important minor cucurbitaceous fruit vegetable of arid region. The nutrients rich snap melon juice is now gaining popularity as squash. Snap melon is a popular cucurbit cultivated in arid and semi-arid regions of western India, particularly in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Bihar. Its ripe fruits are used as a substitute for muskmelon due to its cooling effect. The unr................read more





COMPOSITION 

It is naturally loaded with high levels of phytonutrients (alpha- and betacarotene), folic acid, potassium, vitamins like C, which are highly required nutrients to keep the skin natural, soft, glowing, healthy and younger looking. The total so................read more



Properties and Benefits

  • Taste – Sweet (madhura)
  • Virya (potency) – slightly hot (anushna)
  • Qualities
  • Ruksha – dry
  • Guru – heavy to digest
  • Grahi – abso................read more
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Uses, Benefits, Remedies and Application

1) The immature and mature fruits are used as vegetable and desert, respectively.

2) Immature fruits can be cooked or pickled and used as dehydrated value added product in off-season. 


3) Mature fruits are eaten raw with salt. 


4) The fruits have a good amount of water and dietary fibres that help in relieving constipation and other digestive disorders. 


5) Fruits are cooked, pickled or eaten raw.


6) Its seed kernel is used in bakery products and a traditional drink (thandai). It has prospects of value addition in pickles.jam, chutney, squash and as dehydrated


7) Seed kernel is used in bakery products and traditional drink ‘Thandai’.


8) The seeds are antitussive, digestive, febrifuge and vermifuge, and its ro................read more



Side effects :

The sprouting seed produces a to................read more



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Refrence

1) Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

2) Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2017) 6(6): 942-949 

3) Plants2021,10, 1755

4) Kaiyadeva Nighantu

5) Acta Hortic. 1102. ISHS 2015. DOI 10.17660/ActaHortic.


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