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==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==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=sihi ಸಿಹಿ ಕುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ Sihi kumbala kaayi|ml=kumpalamKumpalam|sa=|ta=pucaniPucani|te=gummadiGummadi|hi=halwa Halwa kaddu|pa=Halwa kaddu|en=Butternut Pumpkin, butternut squashButternut 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==
==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==
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<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]
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[[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]