Wild muskmelon is a weed, it is not cultivated. It is eaten like a fruit, like a vegetable, raw, cooked and dried in every way. There is also a tradition of making its vegetable by mixing chillies or potatoes etc. When these fruits are unripe, they appear to be green and white in color and are quite bitter. They turn yellow when cooked. It is not grown, its vine is produced automatically in the fields during the rainy season especially during the Kharif crop. It is sweet, mild and softens the stomach, increases appetite, aphrodisiac and gives relief in piles, paralysis, vata-kapha diseases. It has fragrance, so it gives strength to the heart and mind. In air diseases, it is consumed with dry ginger. It is also mixed in the powder to digest food and increase appetite. Urine comes freely after consuming it. Those with hot taste should not consume it in excess, otherwise restlessness, headache, diarrhea, fever may occur. It is also a practice to put it in lentils. It also benefits gas patients. Its fumigation is very beneficial in piles. Its root has the ability to destroy `stone`.

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