• Chibud /चिबूड / Muskmelon / Cucumis melo L.
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Chibud /चिबूड / Muskmelon / Cucumis melo L.

Local Name: Chibud / चिबूड

Common Name: Muskmelon

Botanical Name: Cucumis melo L.

Chibud /चिबूड / Muskmelon / Cucumis melo L.

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: CLimber

  • Occurrence: Cultivated areas

  • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year

  • Geography: Africa

  • Method of Propagation: Seed propagation

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Fruit

  • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: Yes

  • Ripe: Yes

  • Both Raw & Ripe: Yes

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

  • As Food: Eat fruit fresh; seeds may be roasted or oil may be extracted; fruit eaten dried.

  • As Medicine: Made into medicine normalizing kidney function and reducing blood pressure.

  • Cooking Method: Eat fruit fresh; seeds may be roasted or oil may be extracted.

  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A

  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: N/A

  • Souring Agents Required: N/A


Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Rich source of vitamin A and C.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps reduce blood pressure and normalizes kidney function.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Helps reduce blood pressure and normalizes kidney function.

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: Sharbat: Dice 1 muskmelon and blend it for juice. Boil ¼ cup sabudana in 3 cups of water until soft. In a bowl, mix 3 cups of water with ¼ cup custard powder and cook until thick. Add ¼ cup sugar, cool, and mix with muskmelon juice. Add 2 tbsp sabja seeds, boiled sabudana, 2 tbsp each of cashew, pistachios, badam, and dates. Chill and enjoy the muskmelon sharbat.