Melon Seed (Bizr Shamam)
Cucumis melo
About Melon Seed (Bizr Shamam)
Melon Seed (Bizr Shamam) (Cucumis melo) is a herb used in the Unani / Islamic Medicine tradition to help with Kidney Support, UTI, and Edema. The seeds are the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) is a species of melon that has been developed into many cultivated varieties. These include smooth-skinned varieties such as honeydew, Crenshaw, and casaba, and different netted cultivars (cantaloupe, Persian melon, and Santa Claus or Christmas melon). The Armenian cucumber is also a variety of muskmelon, but its shape, taste, and culinary uses more closely resemble those of a cucumber. The large number of cultivars in this species approaches that found in wild cabbage,...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist