Steinmetz:Cucurbita
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] Cucurbita moschata
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- English Names
- lndian Gourd
- Indian Pumpkin
- Japanese Gourd
- Japanese Pumpkin
- Cushaw
- Cheese Squash
- Natural Habitat
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- Action
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[edit] Cucurbita
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- English Names
- Gourd
- Pumpkin
- Winter Squash
- Cattle pie
- Natural Habitat
- all over the world
- East Indies
- Part(s) Used
- Fructus Cucurbitae
- Semen Cucurbitae
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- Constituent(s)
- fruit: fatty oil
- essential oil
- albumen; sugar
- lecithin
- starch
- phystosterin
- resin
- salicylic acid
- carotin (provitamin C)
- vitamin C
- peponin
- Action
- fruit: cooling
- diuretic
- vermifuge; seed: taenicide
- anthelmintic
- demulcent
- diuretic
- used against tapeworm. The oil obtained from the seeds is used as a nerve-tonic
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