OVERVIEW ON Cucurbita maxima

Authors

  • Sarvesh Dhar Dubey Hygia Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Lucknow

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijpp.v2i3.492

Abstract

Cucurbita maxima is a creeper which is found very frequently on the roofs of houses all over India. The used parts are seeds, pulp and fruit stalk. Similar to other Cucurbitaceous plants it constitutes of saponins, fixed oil, resin, protein, sugar, starch. It also contains glutamic acid and calcium in measurable amount. The seeds shows anthelminitic, taenicide and diuretic. Oil from the seeds is a nervine tonic. Fruit is largely used by Indians in their curries. The shoots young leaves are used as a pot herb, the seeds are eaten. Dried pulp of the fruit is a remedy in haemoptysis and haemorrhages from the pulmonary organs, it is given in the form of a confection.

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Author Biography

  • Sarvesh Dhar Dubey, Hygia Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Lucknow
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Published

2012-07-01

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2012): May-Jun

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Review Article

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OVERVIEW ON Cucurbita maxima. Int J of Phytopharm [Internet]. 2012 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];2(3):pp.68-71. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijpp/article/view/1139