Health Benefits of cucumber
Superb Benefits of Cucumber
This plant
is extremely easy to grow and is cultivated in various sizes, shapes and
colour. The vegetable is cultivated all over the world. It has a light to
dark green thin skin, moisture rich flesh and as tiny edible seeds in
it. The vegetable is best harvested when it is young, tender and just
short of achieving maturity. It has a slightly sweet flavour and is mainly
eaten raw in salad or sandwiches or in the form of juice.
The humble, crunchy Cucumber is a wonderful
vegetable to beat the scorching summer heat. Cucumber is one of the oldest
cultivated crops, believed to have been originated in the Indian subcontinent.
The plant is basically a creeper and belongs to the Cucurbitaceous family, its
scientific name being Cucumis sativus. This vegetable is considered as a super
food for its effects on the overall health.