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You are bidding on about 30 KOREAN MELON SEEDS - (Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa) .

 

Other names: Yellow melon, Oriental melon; Yeoncheon, Dua Gan, Cha Mae, Chamoe

General Information: These melons are small, about the size of medium papaya and typically weighs slightly over 1 pound (0.45 kg). They taste like cantaloupe, but with firmer flesh. They are an elongated-oval fruit with a bright yellow and white smooth skin that is ribbed. The flesh is white, crispy and aromatic. 

It requires good sunlight and rich, well-drained, friable, and moisture-retaining soil. It is drought tolerant, but requires sufficient water for optimal growth

Edible parts : Fruit - raw. Very watery but with a delicate flavour, it is very refreshing. Rich in vitamins B and C. The flesh of the fruit can be dried, ground into a powder and used with cereals when making bread, biscuits etc. The size of the fruit varies widely between cultivars but is up to 10cm long and 7cm wide. Seed - raw. Rich in oil with a nutty flavour but very fiddly to use because the seed is small and covered with a fibrous coat. The seed contains between 12.5 - 39.1% oil. An edible oil is obtained from the seed.


Medicinal use : 

The fruits can be used as a cooling light cleanser or moisturizer for the skin. They are also used as a first aid treatment for burns and abrasions. The flowers are expectorant and emetic. The fruit is stomachic. Kukulbitasin contained in melon has been proved to have resistance against cancer and prevent cancer from spreading. In herbal medicine, it is known to cure coughs and phlegm. Melons are also good for digestion and curing constipation.  

The seed is antitussive, digestive, febrifuge and vermifuge. When used as a vermifuge, the whole seed complete with the seed coat is ground into a fine flour, then made into an emulsion with water and eaten. It is then necessary to take a purge in order to expel the tapeworms or other parasites from the body. The root is diuretic and emetic.



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