Steinmetz:Cucurbita

Cucurbita moschata

Also known as (or relevant to) Cucurbita moschata Family Cucurbitaceae English Names lndian Gourd Indian Pumpkin Japanese Gourd Japanese Pumpkin Cushaw Cheese Squash Natural Habitat Ambon (Indonesia) Part(s) Used Semen

Constituent(s) oil Action used against tapeworm

Cucurbita

Also known as (or relevant to) Cucurbita Pepo Cucurbita maxima 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

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