Musk Melon – Kirni

Description

Botanical Name: Cucumis melo
Tamil Name: கஸ்தூரி முலாம்பழம் / Kastūri mulāmpaḻam
Hindi Name: खरबूजा / kharabooja
Malayalam Name: കസ്തൂരി തണ്ണിമത്തൻ / kastūri taṇṇimattan
Telugu Name: కర్బూజ / Karbūja
Kannada Name: ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಕಲ್ಲಂಗಡಿ / Kastūri kallaṅgaḍi

The Musk melon is a delicious summer fruit and also a refreshing fruit; it has many important nutritional sources. The Muskmelon is also known as sweet melon and it comes in yellow color. It provides an amazing aroma and sweet taste and is mostly available for the summer season which has a high water content so it is cooling and hydrating. The skin, flesh, and seeds of the whole fruits provide several health benefits. This fruit skin and seeds are used to make many beauty products and also make a facemask. It is also used to treat all kinds of skin problems such as acne, dryness, and blemishes.

Nutrition facts:

• Calories: 34
• Dietary fiber: 0.9 g
• Fat: 0.19 g
• Protein: 0.84 g
• Carbohydrates: 8.6 g

Health Benefits:

1. It helps to improve a healthy digestive system.
2. It aids to support eye health and vision.
3. Promote the immunity system.
4. Reduce skin problems and boots skin health.
5. Helps to reduce arthritis problems and cure toothache.