[[File:Butternut nutMittha Kaddu (Punjabi- ਮਿੱਠਾ ਕਦੂੱ) (5132851842).jpg|thumb|right|''Juglans cinereaDangara balli'']]'', 'Squash'Butternut'']]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=={{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|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Young stems}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}} ==Chemical Composition==The lipids isolated from the seeds included glycerides, sterol esters, 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=Butternut 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|Climber}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{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"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|8 cm wide|Pale yellow|Stamens 3|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Stamens 3|6 cm||Fruit oblong, contracted in the middle|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}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==The plant can be grown from the temperate zone to the tropics, commonly known so long as '''Juglans cinerea or white walnut''', there is a warm growing season of at least 150 days<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|South America}}, {{Commonly seen|North America}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">001 ayote.jpgButternut 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.svgChosun squash.jpgClose up of Pumpkin, Halfsliced (Scientifc Name Cucurbita maxima).jpgCourge cou tors du Canada Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.pngCourge de Yokohama Vilmorin-Andrieux 1883.pngCourge.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references> <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 Diagnostic]</ref><ref name="Common 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 Cultivation]</ref></references> ==External Links==* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17511465 Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of walnut native to the eastern United States an acidic polysaccharide extracted from Cucurbita moschata Duchesne ex Poiret]* [http://pubs.sciepub.com/plant/3/1/3/index.html Agromorphological, Chemical and southeast CanadaBiochemical Characterization of Pumpkin]* [http://eol.org/pages/584408/overview Cucurbita moschata on encyclopedea of life]* [https://www.britannica.com/plant/Cucurbita-moschata Cucurbita moschata on encyclopedea britanicca] * [https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/17068Cucurbita moschata on cookies on invasive Species Compendium][[Category:Herbs]][[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]][[Category:Cucurbitaceae]]
