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CUCUMBER CUCUMIS SATIVUS Theface being washed with the distilled water of them cureth the reddest face that is. A very well-known salad vegetable in use for at least 3,000 years. Where to find it: Every keen gardener grows it. Flowering time: Summer. Astrology: There is no dispute to be made but that they are under the dominion of the Moon, though they are much cried out against for their coldness; any colder and they would be poison. Medicinal virtues: They are excellent for a hot stomach and liver, although the unmeasurable use of them fills the body full of raw humours. The face being washed with their juice cleanseth the skin and is excellent for hot rheums in the eyes. The seed is excellent to provoke urine and cleanseth the passages thereof when they are stopped. There is not a better remedy than Cucumbers for ulcers in the bladder. The usual method is to use the seed in emulsions, as one makes Almond milk; but a better way is to bruise the Cucumbers and distil the water from them. Those that are troubled with ulcers in the bladder should take no other drink. The distilled water is also excellent for sun-burning, freckles and morphew. Modern uses: Cucumber juice is an ingredient of many natural beauty creams, cosmetics and lotions. The seeds, like Celery and Pumpkin seeds are diuretic, but also have the ability to expel tapeworms from the body. As a beauty aid, slices of cucumber can be applied direct to the skin. As a diuretic, the juice is indicated in kidney ailments and rheumatic conditions. It is usually combined with Carrot juice in the ratio of one part Cucumber to three parts Carrot. One or two glasses a day may be taken. |