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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

Antidiabetic, Eliminate intestinal parasites, Regulates cholesterol, Strengthens immunity, Good for the heart ^[1]

Parts Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Chemical Composition

Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima and C. pepo) seeds contain B vitamins, Vitamin A; minerals—calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc; cucurbitacins; linonelic acid. Seeds of C. maxima contain sterol glycosides and sterol fatty acid esters. The leaves contain calcium 36.38; magnesium 38.80; iron 2.04; zinc 0.76; and copper 0.42 (mg/100 g). The seed oil contains sterols and triterpenoids. ^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	kumbala kaayi, see gumbala
Hindi	kaddu, meetha kaddu
Malayalam	chakkerakumpalan, mattan, mattanga
Tamil	carkkaraipparanki, parangi kayi, pushini, pushinik-kay
Telugu	gummadi kaaya, tiyya gummadi
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	dadhiphala, kushmanda, peetaphala, pitakushmanda, punyalatha
English	Pumpkin, Winter squash

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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

Vine

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	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.

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Flower

{{Flower|Unisexual|axillary, solitary|Yellow|3|axillary, 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

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Pepo	Large	Seeds 18-22 x 10-12 mm	Ovate		{{{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

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

Leaves
Flower
Female flower
Seeds

References

↑ https://www.star-ayurveda.com/cucurbita-maxima/ "Uses"]
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Chemical composition
↑ "Vernacular names"
↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

External Links

[Uses-1] ttps://www.star-ayurveda.com/cucurbita-maxima/ "Uses"]

[Chemical_composition-2] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Chemical composition

[Common_names-3] "Vernacular names"

[Leaf-4] PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

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+Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima and C. pepo) seeds contain B vitamins, Vitamin A; minerals—calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc; cucurbitacins; linonelic acid. Seeds of C. maxima contain sterol glycosides and sterol fatty acid esters. The leaves contain calcium 36.38; magnesium 38.80; iron 2.04; zinc 0.76; and copper 0.42 (mg/100 g). The seed oil contains sterols and triterpenoids. <ref name="Chemical composition"/>
 ==Common names==