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Basic Botanical Data of Pumpkin.

Pumpkin Extract Cucurbita pepo Vegetable Marrow Cucurbita maxima photo picture image Pumpkin:Cucurbita spp.
Botanical Names: Cucurbita pepo L.
Official Latin Name: Cucurbita pepo,Cucurbita maxima
Family: Gourd family - Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms:pharm Semen Cucurbitae,Oilseed Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.)
Common names(pulp):Pumpkin,Cucurbita pepo,Field Pumpkin,Pumpkin,Vegetable Marrow
Common names(seed):Pepitas,Mexican unshelled dried pumpkin seeds,Shelled pumpkin seeds
Pharmacopeial Name: Cucurbitae peponis semen
Where to find it: Dunghills.
Flowering time: Midsummer. The fruit is ripe in autumn.
Astrology: Under the dominion of the Moon.
Medicinal Parts:Seeds, pulp
Medicinal virtues: It is rarely used in medicine except in the making of emulsions.
Habitat:Pumpkins and other squashes are native to North and Central America, but have since been cultivated around the world.

Modern uses: The seeds, bruised and liquidised in water, form an emulsion which is used to expel tapeworms. An infusion of the seeds is useful against catarrh and as a demulcent for the bowels and urinary tract when there is irritation. The seed contains anti-tumour properties, and is particularly suitable for the treatment of enlarged prostate. Pumpkin seeds are incorporated in many patent remedies available from health stores.