Cucumber juice is the

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derived from

cucumber Cucumber (''Cucumis sativus'') is a widely-cultivated Vine#Horticultural climbing plants, creeping vine plant in the Cucurbitaceae family that bears usually cylindrical Fruit, fruits, which are used as culinary vegetables.

s produced by squeezing or pressing it. Cucumbers are 98% water. Cucumber juice is used in beverages such as

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s like the

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, dishes such as

cucumber soup Cucumber soup is a traditional Polish and Lithuanian soup (Polish: ( sometimes simply ogórkowa). It is made from sour, salted cucumbers and potato. Occasionally rice is substituted for the potatoes. Cucumber soup is also any soup using cucum ...

, and in dips and salad dressings, such as

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. Cucumber juice has significant amounts of

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and is high in vitamin A. It also contains significant amounts of

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. It also contains

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. Cucumber juice is used as an ingredient in cosmetics, soaps, shampoos, and lotions, and in

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and perfumes. It was used in Russian

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to aid in the treatment of respiratory tract inflammation and to reduce lingering cough. In other traditions it was used to soothe

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and reduce acid in the stomach. For skin, it has been used to soothe burns and rashes. Cucumber juice has been described as a repellent against wood lice and fish-moths.

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