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[[File:Butternut nut.jpg|thumb|right|''Juglans cinerea'', ''Butternut'']]
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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.
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==Uses==
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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}}
  
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'''Butternut''', commonly known as '''Juglans cinerea or white walnut''', is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Young stems}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}
  
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== Description ==
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==Chemical Composition==
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The lipids isolated from the seeds included glycerides, sterol esters, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylinositol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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Butternut is a deciduous tree growing to 20 m (66 ft) tall, rarely 40 m (130 ft). Butternut is a slow-growing species, and rarely lives longer than 75 years. It has a 40–80 cm (16–31 in) stem diameter, with light gray bark.
 
  
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The leaves are pinnate, 40–70 cm (16–28 in) long, with 11–17 leaflets, each leaflet 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long and 3–5 cm (1 1⁄4–2 in) broad. The whole leaf is downy-pubescent, and a somewhat brighter, yellower green than many other tree leaves.Butternut flowers from April to June, depending upon location, about the same time as the new leaves appear.
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==Common names==
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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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The fruit is a lemon-shaped nut, produced in bunches of two to six together.
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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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==Common name==
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===Rasa===
  
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* '''English''' - Butternut
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===Guna===
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* '''kannada''' - ಬೂದುಕುಂಬಳಕಾಯಿ
 
  
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== Uses ==
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===Veerya===
  
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*It is often used to make furniture, and is a favorite of woodcarvers.
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===Vipaka===
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*Butternut bark and nut rinds were once often used to dye cloth to colors between light yellow and dark brown. To produce the darker colors, the bark is boiled to concentrate the color.
 
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*Butternut bark has mild cathartic properties and was once used medicinally in place of jalap, a more expensive cathartic which was imported from Mexico.
 
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*During the American Revolution, a butternut extract made from the inner bark of the tree was used in an attempt to prevent smallpox, and to treat dysentery and other stomach and intestinal discomfort.
 
  
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== External Links ==
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===Karma===
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_cinerea Juglans cinerea-Wikipedia]
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===Prabhava===
  
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Climber}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Prostrate|Internodes to 10 cm, scabrous. Leaves 5-7-lobed, 16 x 24 cm, velvety, lobes acute; petiole to 15 cm}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|8 cm wide|Pale yellow|Stamens 3|Flowers Season is June - August}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Stamens 3|6 cm||Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle|Seeds numerous, to 12 x 8 mm}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|South America}}, {{Commonly seen|North America}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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001 ayote.jpg
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Butternut Pumpkin (5132168765).jpg
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Calabasa vine.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
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</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 Cultivation]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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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]
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* [http://pubs.sciepub.com/plant/3/1/3/index.html Agromorphological, Chemical and Biochemical Characterization of Pumpkin]
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* [http://eol.org/pages/584408/overview Cucurbita moschata on encyclopedea of life]
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* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/Cucurbita-moschata Cucurbita moschata on encyclopedea britanicca]
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* [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/17068Cucurbita moschata on cookies on invasive Species Compendium]
 
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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

[2]

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

  • 001 ayote.jpg
  • Butternut Pumpkin (5132168765).jpg
  • Calabasa vine.jpg
  • Calabazas del centro de Argentina - pedúnculos de Cucurbita argyrosperma "Calabaza" y C. moschata "Anco", según Millán 1968.svg
  • Calabazas del centro de Argentina 1 - Cucurbita moschata "Anco" pedúnculo, según Millán 1968.svg
  • Chosun squash.jpg
  • Close up of Pumpkin, Halfsliced (Scientifc Name Cucurbita maxima).jpg
  • Courge cou tors du Canada Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.png
  • Courge de Yokohama Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.png
  • Courge.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Chemical composition
  2. ↑ Common names
  3. ↑ Diagnostic
  4. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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