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[[File:Butternut nutMittha Kaddu (Punjabi- ਮਿੱਠਾ ਕਦੂੱ) (5132851842).jpg|thumb|right|''Juglans cinerea'', ''ButternutDangara balli'']] '''ButternutSquash'''is an annual climbing plant. That can produce stems up to 5 metres long. The plant is widely cultivated, commonly known as '''Juglans cinerea or white walnut'''especially in warm temperate and tropical areas. It is also an important leaf vegetable in Africa, is supplies a popular edible seed and has a species wide range of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canadamedicinal 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|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==
==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==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical Asiaarea}}, {{Commonly seen|South America}}, {{Commonly seen|North America}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[httpshttp://wwwgbpihedenvis.ncbinic.nlm.nih.govin/pmcPDFs/articles/PMC3296918/ "chemical compositions and nutritive values"Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/244545 Diagnostic]</ref><ref name="DiagnosticCommon 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>
* [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]]