Abstract Paper

Title	: A REVIEW ON MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF CUCUMIS MELO
Author(s)	: Vignesh. K, Poongothai. A
Article Information	: Volume 7 - Issue 2 (December - 2023) , 665 - 667
Affiliation(s)	: Department of Biochemistry, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur – 635601, Tamilnadu, India.

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Abstract :

Cucumis melo is an excellent, succulent, scrumptious product of the Cucurbitaceae family. Muskmelon is grown on the whole tropical and subtropical territories of the world for its nutrition and therapeutic worth. It is acquiring parcel of significance because of its brief span, high production potential with high nutritive worth, taste, delicacy and furthermore its appropriateness for development under irrigated and rainfed conditions consistently. The bioactive compounds of muskmelon are terpenoids, flavonoids, carbohydrates, amino acids, phospholipids, fatty acids and minerals. Cucumis melo are used to analgesic, hepatoprotective, antiinflammatory, antioxidant, diuretic, antifertility antiplatelet, antimicrobial, antiulcer, anthelmintic and anticancer properties. The present study review of literature to establish medicinal properties of Cucumis melo which makes it well suited for therapeutic interventions as well as food applications

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Keywords	: Keywords : Cucumis melo , Muskmelon and Medicinal properties
Document Type	: Research Paper
Publication date	: December 16, 2023

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