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Cucurbita pepo (Pumpkin)
botanicals
definition
botanical name(s): Cucurbita pepo
synonyms: pumpkin
part(s) used: ripe seeds
qualities:
affinities:
actions: vermifuge, diuretic, nutritive
dosage:
» raw seeds: 200-400 g (Weiss, p. 120)
therapy: parasites, nausea, motion sickness, benign prostatic hypertrophy
toxicity: 0
» flatulence may be a side-effect to oligosaccharides: trioses and pentoses (Albert, p. 67)
constituents:
footnotes
Albert, A. 1987. Xenobiosis: Food, Drugs and Poisons in the Human Body. New York: Chapman and Hall.
Weiss, R.F. 1988. Herbal Medicine. Gothenburg, Sweden: Ab Arcanum; Beaconsfield, England: Beaconsfield Publishers, Ltd.