दशाङ्गुलम्- Cucumis melo
Name - खर्बूजम्
Botanical name - Cucumis melo
Description - Usually a procumbent annual creeper, may be climber; stem green, scabrous, branched; tendril simple; leaves simple, alternate, petiolate, pentangular or slightly lobed, scabrid on both surfaces; flowers yellow, unisexual, monoecious, males clustered in axils, females solitary; fruits fleshy, indehiscent, spherical, sometimes with sweet smell; seeds many, compressed
Chemical Constituents- Leaves contain Meloside A, Meloside L. Seeds contain oil, diterpene alcohols.
Use - Seeds diuretic, refrigerant; pulp used in chronic eczema
