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Cucurbita moschata - Butternut

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{{stub}} [[File:Butternut nutMittha Kaddu (Punjabi- ਮਿੱਠਾ ਕਦੂੱ) (5132851842).jpg|thumb|right|''Juglans cinerea'', ''ButternutDangara balli'']] '''ButternutSquash'''is an annual climbing plant. That can produce stems up to 5 metres long. The plant is widely cultivated, commonly known as '''Juglans cinerea or white walnut'''especially in warm temperate and tropical areas. It is also an important leaf vegetable in Africa, is supplies a popular edible seed and has a species wide range of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canadamedicinal uses
==Uses==
{{Uses|abdominal Abdominal cramps}}, {{Uses|intestinal Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|tape Tape worm}}, {{Uses|reddish Reddish blotches}}, {{Uses|haemorrhagesHaemorrhages}}, {{Uses|jaundiceJaundice}}, {{Uses|headacheHeadache}}, {{Uses|ophthalmiaOphthalmia}}, {{Uses|kinds Kinds of tumours}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|SeedSeeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|young Young stems}}, {{Parts Used|FruitFruits}}
==Chemical Composition==
Protein was analyzed using The lipids isolated from the macro-Kjeldahl method (AOAC 984.13) using a Foss Kjeltec 2300 automatic analyzer (Foss Tecator ABseeds included glycerides, Höganässterol esters, Sweden)phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylinositol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಸಿಹಿ ಕುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ Sihi kumbala kaayi|ml=Kumpalam|sa=|ta=Pucani|te=Gummadi|hi=Halwa kaddu|pa=Halwa kaddu|en=AgrimonyButternut Pumpkin, Butternut Squash}}<ref name="Common names"/> ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa=== ===Guna=== ===Veerya=== ===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual Climber Tree}}
==Identification==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|8 cm wide|pale Pale yellow|Stamens 3|Flowers Season is June - August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Stamens 3|6 cm||Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle|seeds Seeds numerous, to 12 x 8 mm}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslandsTropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|meadowsSouth America}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fieldsNorth America}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Odermennig001 ayote.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02Butternut Pumpkin (5132168765).jpgCalabasa vine.jpgCalabazas del centro de Argentina - pedúnculos de Cucurbita argyrosperma "Calabaza" y C. moschata "Anco", según Millán 1968.svgCalabazas del centro de Argentina 1 - Cucurbita moschata "Anco" pedúnculo, según Millán 1968.svgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNTChosun squash.BOTjpgClose up of Pumpkin, Halfsliced (Scientifc Name Cucurbita maxima).2004jpgCourge cou tors du Canada Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.0pngCourge de Yokohama Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.pngCourge.jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[httpshttp://wwwgbpihedenvis.ncbinic.nlm.nih.govin/pmcPDFs/articles/PMC3296918/ "Ncbi artical"Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/244545 Diagnostic]</ref><ref name="flowers of ndiaCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/cucurbita-moschata Common names]</ref> 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"Cultivation]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17511465Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of an acidic polysaccharide extracted from Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Poiret]* [http://pubs.sciepub.com/plant/3/1/3/index.htmlAgromorphological, Chemical and Biochemical Characterization of Pumpkin]* [http://eol.org/pages/584408/overviewCucurbita moschata on encyclopedea of life]* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/Cucurbita-moschataCucurbita moschata on encyclopedea britanicca]
* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/1706817068Cucurbita moschata on cookies on invasive Species Compendium]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]

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