Watch Out For Explosive Mediterranean Plants The Squirting Cucumber
This type of cucurbits is more common
in the Mediterranean countries
especially in Algeria, and it is a
type of perennial
herbaceous plant
reptant, leaves triangle-shaped of
green color, as well as fruits upon
maturity. Yellow flowers with 5
compact petals. The fruit contains an
extremely bitter liquid, used in
herbal medicine that can be explosive
when touched when ripe, from the
cucurbit family.
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliospida (Dicotyledons)
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family, squash)
Genus: Ecballium
Species: Ecballium Elaterium
Life Cycle: Perennial
Flower Color: Yellow
or White (1
cm)
Scientific name: Ecballium Elaterium
Common Names:
(Arabic)
Kithaa El himar
(Tamazight)
Fagouss El-hamir
(English)
Squirting cucumber, exploding cucumber
(French) Concombre
sauvage, Concombre d'âne, Cornichon d’âne
Properties:
It is an herbaceous
plant famous for its explosive fruits: a type of flowing cucumber that
bursts violently when ripe and when there is any kind of vibration or contact,
with the cucumber emerging in one direction and the seeds in the other. The
plant is a climber.
Toxicity: Plants are poisonous.
Abundance: Very Common-Common- Scarce-Rare-Very Rare-Extinct
Flowering Time: Jan Fév Mar Avr Mai Jui Juil Aoû Sep Oct Nov Dec
Habitat: Fairly common on roadsides, in wasteland in the Mediterranean region
Altitude: 500m
Medicinal uses:
Treatment of asthma.
Treatment of epilepsy, autism, and
inner ear disorders.
Treatment of osteoarthritis
Treatment of gout
Treatment of migraines
Treats weak sense of smell
Treats hemorrhoids.
Treats melasma.
Fights vision problems, scabies, shingles and obesity.
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