Cucumber
OTHER NAME(S): Cucumber Extract, Cucumber Fruit, Cucumber Fruit Extract, Cucumber Fruit Water, Cucumber Juice, Cucumber Seed Extract, Cucumber Seed Oil, Pickling Cucumber, Slicing Cucumber, Tokhm-e-khiyar, Cucumis sativus, Pepino, Concombre
Overview
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a creeping vine that grows long fruit commonly eaten as a vegetable. The fruit, seed, and stem are used in medicine.
Cucumber seed contains fats that might help lower cholesterol. The fruit contains chemicals that might help to reduce swelling and speed up wound healing.
People use cucumber for burns, diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, wound healing, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Don't confuse cucumber with Chinese cucumber. These are not the same.
Uses
We currently have no information for Cucumber overview.
Side Effects
When applied to the skin
skin
Precautions
When applied to the skin
skin
Special Precautions & Warnings
When taken by mouth
Pregnancy and breast-feeding
Allergies
Diabetes
blood sugar
Surgery
Interactions
Moderate Interaction
Be cautious with this combination
- Medications for diabetes (Antidiabetes drugs) interacts with CucumberCucumber seed might lower blood sugar levels. Taking cucumber seed along with diabetes medications might cause blood sugar to drop too low. Monitor your blood sugar closely.
Dosing
Cucumbers are commonly eaten as a vegetable. But as medicine, there isn't enough reliable information to know what an appropriate dose of cucumber might be. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult a healthcare professional before using.
References
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- Vlaicu PC, Rusu LC, Ledesma A, et al. Cucumber anaphylaxis in a latex-sensitized patient. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2011;21(3):236-9.
- Nash RJ, Azantsa BK, Sharp H, Shanmugham V. Effectiveness of Cucumis sativus extract versus glucosamine-chondroitin in the management of moderate osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Interv Aging. 2018;13:2119-2126.
- Soltani R, Hashemi M, Farazmand A, et al. Evaluation of the effects of Cucumis sativus seed extract on serum lipids in adult hyperlipidemic patients: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Food Sci. 2017;82(1):214-218.
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- Minaiyan M, Zolfaghari B, Kamal A. Effect of hydroalcoholic and buthanolic extract of Cucumis sativus seeds on blood glucose level of normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2011;14(5):436-42.
- Tang J, Meng X, Liu H, et al. Antimicrobial activity of sphingolipids isolated from the stems of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). Molecules. 2010;15(12):9288-97.
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- Kothari S, Saravana M, Muthusamy S, Mozingo A, Soni M. Safety assessment of a standardized cucumber extract (Q-Actin): Oral repeat-dose toxicity and mutagenicity studies. Toxicol Rep. 2018;5:1078-1086.
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- Atta AH, Saad SA, Atta SA, et al. Cucumis sativus and Cucurbita maxima extract attenuate diabetes-induced hepatic and pancreatic injury in a rat model. J Physiol Pharmacol 2020;71(4).
- Nash RJ, Mafongang A, Singh H, et al. Standardised ido-BR1 Cucumber Extract Improved Parameters Linked to Moderate Osteoarthritis in a Placebo-controlled Study. Curr Rheumatol Rev 2023;19(3):345-351.