Vegetable Pumpkin's Medicinal Properties

Pumpkin
(Cucurbita maxima)

 Scientific Name- (Cucurbita maxima)

Accurate identification of pumpkins is a bit complicated. However, pumpkins grown in winter are sweet in taste and pumpkins grown in monsoon are known as field pumpkins. The fruits, flowers, stems and leaves of this creeper tree are used as vegetables.

Chemical properties of Vegetable Pumpkin:-

    Its nutritional value is given in the table below-

Per 100 grams of edible

Aqueous part	92.6 g
Protein	1.4 g
Starch	4.6 g
Fat	0.1 g
Minerals	0.6 g
Phosphorus	30 mg
Calcium	10 mg
Magnesium	14 mg
Sodium	5.6 mg
Sulfur	16 mg
Copper	0.2 mg
Thiamine	0.06 mg
Nicotinic Acid	0.5 mg
Riboflavin	0.04 mg
Vitamin C	2 mg
Chlorine	4 mg
Vitamin A	84 I.U
Calories	25

 Medicinal Properties of Vegetable Pumpkin:-

    Pumpkin seeds have medicinal properties. It is deworming, diuretic and chemical.

Use in Curing Disease:-

1. Applying leaf juice on the burnt area gives relief.
2. Insect bite venom is destroyed by applying paste of the dried stem of the ripe fruit.