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'''Squash''' is an annual climbing plant. That can produce stems up to 5 metres long. The plant is widely cultivated, especially in warm temperate and tropical areas. It is also an important leaf vegetable in Africa, supplies a popular edible seed and has a wide range of medicinal uses.
[[File:Butternut nut.jpg|thumb|right|''Juglans cinerea'', ''Butternut'']]
 
 
 
'''Butternut''', commonly known as '''Juglans cinerea or white walnut''', is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
 
 
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|abdominal cramps}}, {{Uses|intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|tape worm}}, {{Uses|reddish blotches}}, {{Uses|haemorrhages}}, {{Uses|jaundice}}, {{Uses|headache}}, {{Uses|ophthalmia}}, {{Uses|kinds of tumours}}
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{{Uses|Abdominal cramps}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}, {{Uses|Tape worm}}, {{Uses|Reddish blotches}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhages}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Ophthalmia}}, {{Uses|Kinds of tumours}}
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Seed}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|young stems}}, {{Parts Used|Fruit}}
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{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Young stems}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
Protein was analyzed using the macro-Kjeldahl method (AOAC 984.13) using a Foss Kjeltec 2300 automatic analyzer (Foss Tecator AB, Höganäs, Sweden)<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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The lipids isolated from the seeds included glycerides, sterol esters, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylinositol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=sihi kumbala kaayi|ml=kumpalam|sa=|ta=pucani|te=gummadi|hi=halwa kaddu|en=Butternut Pumpkin, butternut squash}}
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{{Common names|kn=ಸಿಹಿ ಕುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ Sihi kumbala kaayi|ml=Kumpalam|sa=|ta=Pucani|te=Gummadi|hi=Halwa kaddu|pa=Halwa kaddu|en=Butternut Pumpkin, Butternut Squash}}<ref name="Common names"/>
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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===Guna===
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===Veerya===
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===Vipaka===
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===Karma===
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===Prabhava===
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual Climber Tree}}
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{{Habit|Climber}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|8 cm wide|pale yellow|Stamens 3|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|8 cm wide|Pale yellow|Stamens 3|Flowers Season is June - August}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Stamens 3|6 cm||Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle|seeds numerous, to 12 x 8 mm}}
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{{Fruit|Stamens 3|6 cm||Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle|Seeds numerous, to 12 x 8 mm}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
 
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|South America}}, {{Commonly seen|North America}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Odermennig.jpg
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001 ayote.jpg
File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Butternut Pumpkin (5132168765).jpg
 
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Calabasa vine.jpg
Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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Calabazas del centro de Argentina - pedúnculos de Cucurbita argyrosperma "Calabaza" y C. moschata "Anco", según Millán 1968.svg
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Calabazas del centro de Argentina 1 - Cucurbita moschata "Anco" pedúnculo, según Millán 1968.svg
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Chosun squash.jpg
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Close up of Pumpkin, Halfsliced (Scientifc Name Cucurbita maxima).jpg
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Courge cou tors du Canada Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.png
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Courge de Yokohama Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.png
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Courge.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
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<references>  
 
<references>  
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296918/ "Ncbi artical"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/244545 "flowers of ndia"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/244545 Diagnostic]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c/cucurbita-moschata Common names]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria "practical palnts"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria Cultivation]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17511465]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17511465 Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of an acidic polysaccharide extracted from Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Poiret]
* [http://pubs.sciepub.com/plant/3/1/3/index.html]
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* [http://pubs.sciepub.com/plant/3/1/3/index.html Agromorphological, Chemical and Biochemical Characterization of Pumpkin]
* [http://eol.org/pages/584408/overview]
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* [http://eol.org/pages/584408/overview Cucurbita moschata on encyclopedea of life]
* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/Cucurbita-moschata]
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* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/Cucurbita-moschata Cucurbita moschata on encyclopedea britanicca]
  
* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/17068]
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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/17068Cucurbita moschata on cookies on invasive Species Compendium]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]

Latest revision as of 11:55, 19 June 2020

Dangara balli

Squash is an annual climbing plant. That can produce stems up to 5 metres long. The plant is widely cultivated, especially in warm temperate and tropical areas. It is also an important leaf vegetable in Africa, supplies a popular edible seed and has a wide range of medicinal uses.

Uses

Abdominal cramps, Intestinal worms, Tape worm, Reddish blotches, Haemorrhages, Jaundice, Headache, Ophthalmia, Kinds of tumours

Parts Used

Flowers, Seeds, Leaves, Young stems, Fruits

Chemical Composition

The lipids isolated from the seeds included glycerides, sterol esters, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylinositol.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಸಿಹಿ ಕುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ Sihi kumbala kaayi
Hindi Halwa kaddu
Malayalam Kumpalam
Tamil Pucani
Telugu Gummadi
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi Halwa kaddu
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Butternut Pumpkin, Butternut Squash

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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

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Prostrate Internodes to 10 cm, scabrous. Leaves 5-7-lobed, 16 x 24 cm, velvety, lobes acute; petiole to 15 cm

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 8 cm wide Pale yellow Stamens 3 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Stamens 3 6 cm Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle Seeds numerous, to 12 x 8 mm {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

The plant can be grown from the temperate zone to the tropics, so long as there is a warm growing season of at least 150 days[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, South America, North America.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links