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Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus): Nutritional and Health Benefits of the Fruit and Seeds

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Nutritional and Health Benefits of the Fruit and Seeds

Watermelon plant (Citrullus lanatus) is a plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae or gourd family. The family includes cucumber (C. sativus), chayote (Sechium edule), bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), musk cucumber (Sicana odorifera), squash, and pumpkins. Watermelon is classified as a vegetable plant, but considered as a fruit. Watermelon is originally from Southern Africa, but is widely … Read more

Fluted Pumpkin Leaf, and Seed (Telfairia Occidentalis), Ugu Leaves: Health and Nutritional Benefits

Fluted Pumpkin Leaf, and Seed (Telfairia Occidentalis), Ugu Leaves Health and Nutritional Benefits

Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) is a plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceous family. The leaves and seed of the vegetable plant are consumed. Cucurbitaceae family contain plants like cucumber, watermelon, squashes like pumpkin. They have also been called gourds and are mainly grown in tropical parts of West and Central Africa and South America. It is … Read more