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Dangara balli

Squash is an annual climbing plant that can produce stems up to 5 metres long. These stems tend to sprawl over the ground, though they also climb into the surrounding vegetation where they support themselves by means of tendrils. The plant is widely cultivated, especially in warm temperate and tropical areas, mainly for its edible fruit, though 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, Seed, Leaves, Young stems, Fruits

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)^[1]

Common names

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

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^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, South America, North America.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

moschata on cookies on invasive Species Compendium

[chemical_composition-1] "chemical compositions and nutritive values"

[Leaf-2] "Diagnostic"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation"

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	Squash is an annual climbing plant that can produce stems up to 5 metres long. These stems tend to sprawl over the ground, though they also climb into the surrounding vegetation where they support themselves by means of tendrils. The plant is widely cultivated, especially in warm temperate and tropical areas, mainly for its edible fruit, though it is also an important leaf vegetable in Africa, supplies a popular edible seed and has a wide range of medicinal uses.		Squash is an annual climbing plant that can produce stems up to 5 metres long. These stems tend to sprawl over the ground, though they also climb into the surrounding vegetation where they support themselves by means of tendrils. The plant is widely cultivated, especially in warm temperate and tropical areas, mainly for its edible fruit, though it is also an important leaf vegetable in Africa, supplies a popular edible seed and has a wide range of medicinal uses.