• Kakdi / काकडी / Cucumber / Cucumis sativus
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Kakdi / काकडी / Cucumber / Cucumis sativus

Local Name: Kakdi / काकडी

Common Name: Cucumber

Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus

Kakdi / काकडी / Cucumber / Cucumis sativus

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Climber

  • Occurrence: Supporting frames

  • Season of Availability: Warmer parts of the year

  • Geography: the Himalayas, China, and Northern Thailand

  • Method of Propagation: Roots

  • Part used for Propagation: Roots

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Fruits

  • Can be Eaten Raw: Yes

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: Yes

  • Ripe: Yes

  • Both Raw & Ripe: Yes

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: N/A

  • As Food: Fruits typically eaten raw or pickled; rest of plant used medicinally.

  • As Medicine: Fruit helps relieve burning and thirst; seeds drank with water to relieve thirst; seed powder helps relieve muscle weakness.

  • Cooking Without Prior Boiling: N/A

  • Boiling Before Cooking: N/A

  • Pickling: Yes, Fruits

  • Brining: N/A

  • Fermenting: N/A

  • Drying for later Consumption: N/A

  • Overall Method: Eat fruit raw, pickled, juiced or in salad.

Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Rich in vitamin K.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps relieve thirst, burning, and muscle weakness.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Fruit helps relieve burning and thirst; seeds drank with water to relieve thirst; seed powder helps relieve muscle weakness.

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: Kachumber: Chop cucumber, onion, tomatoes, chili. Mix with spices, cilantro. Garnish and serve.c