Description
Item name: CUCUMBER SEED
Botanical name : Cucumis sativus L.
Arabic name: Khiyaar, Qathadh
Latin name : Cucumis sativus Linn
The cucumber seeds originated in Asia Minor and spread globally. The Romans grew them and the Bible refers to them. In the late 1500’s The Plains Indians and Iroquois obtained cucumbers from the Spanish by barter, learning how to grow these alongside the corn, beans and pumpkins they already grew. In Europe, while cucumbers were well known for several hundred years, the English in the 17th Century went through a period of uncertainty about the benefits of eating fresh fruit and vegetables and called them “cowcumbers” – fit only for cattle and toxic to humans.Cucumber and its seeds are used in most of the spa treatments, people keep cucumber slices over their eyes. Cucumber seeds contain beta-carotene, which helps in building immunity, skin, eyes and the preventions of cancer.
