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[[File:Cucurbita maxima Blanco2.320.png|thumb|right|''Kushmanda'', ''Cucurbita maxima'']]
'''Kushmanda''', pumpkin has long been a staple vegetable of cultures throughout the world. It is cultivated for its delicious pumpkin fruit that is cooked, baked, dried and eaten.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Antidiabetic}}, {{Uses|Eliminate intestinal parasites}}, {{Uses|Regulates cholesterol}}, {{Uses|Strengthens immunity}}, {{Uses|Good for the heart}}
==Chemical Composition==
Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima and C. pepo) seeds contain B vitamins, Vitamin A; minerals—calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc.<ref name="Chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn= kumbala Kumbala kaayi, see See gumbala|ml=chakkerakumpalanChakkerakumpalan, mattanMattan, mattangaMattanga|sa=dadhiphalaDadhiphala, kushmandaKushmanda, peetaphalaPeetaphala, pitakushmandaPitakushmanda, punyalathaPunyalatha|ta=carkkaraipparankiCarkkaraipparanki, parangi Parangi kayi, pushiniPushini, pushinikPushinik-kay|te=gummadi kaayaGummadi Kaaya, tiyya Tiyya gummadi|hi=kadduKaddu, meetha Meetha kaddu|en=Pumpkin, Winter squash}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate| Leaves 7-18 x 7-25 cm, orbicular or more or less reniform, entire or emarginate, 5-angled or lobed; petiole to 15 cm long. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|axillaryAxillary, solitary|Yellow|3|axillaryAxillary, solitary, large. Male flower: calyx-tube 5-8 mm long, campanulate, lobes 5, linear. Corolla 5-7 cm long, campanulate, yellow, lobes 5, apically recurved. Stamens 3; filaments 5-7 mm long; anthers linear, one 1-celled, others 2-celled. Female flower: Ovary oblong.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|PepoSimple|Large| Seeds 18-22 x 10-12 mm|Ovate|}}
===Other features===
File:Cucurbita maxima Cabaza GFDL.jpg
File:Blue hubbard squash.jpg
File:Cimai-p-pucani (Tamil- சீமைப்பூசனி) (3911965125).jpg|LeavesFile:Cucurbita maxima 02.JPG|FlowerFile:Cucurbita maxima female flower (1).jpg|Female flowerFile:Starr-120504-5570-Cucurbita maxima-seeds-Olinda-Maui (24511594734).jpg|Seeds
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<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://www.star-ayurveda.com/cucurbita-maxima/ "Uses"]</ref><ref name="LeafChemical composition">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VERgbpihedenvis.2, Nnic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"pdf Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cucurbita+maximaCucurbita maxima on theferns.info] * [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303702518_Cucurbita_maxima_Duch_as_a_medicinal_plantCucurbita maxima on researchgate.net]* [https://www.botanical-online.com/medicinalscucurbitapepoangles.htmCucurbita maxima on botanical-online.com]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Climber]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]][[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photosCucurbitaceae]]
