Cucumber is useful for expectorant, especially for cough, cough, vomiting, fever etc. It is very effective in treating toothache. If the child suffers from any of these ailments like fever, cold, cough, vomiting, diarrhea, then lick one-eighth of a teaspoonful of honey in water or water of Nagarmotha, Ativisha, Kakadshingi and Pimpali. For children older than one and a half years, it works even if it is given a teaspoon of powdered honey.
