🚀 Cucurbita moschata

Traditional Herbs from Cucurbita moschata

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• Simply mash the pumpkin with a blender and add water to get 150 ml of juice concoction.
• Drink the concoction.

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• Prepare 250 g of yellow pumpkin.
• Peel the skin of the pumpkin , cut into large cubes or according to taste, steamed in a pan until the pumpkin is cooked.\u00a0Serve while warm.
• Eat each in the morning instead of breakfast.

What is Cucurbita moschata Looks like??

Parts of Cucurbita moschata that could be used

• Shoot
• Leaf
• Seed
• Flower
• Fruit

Cucurbita moschata Distribution

Yellow pumpkin comes from the Americas, namely Peru and Mexico. Widely spread to various tropical countries in Asia, including Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia. This plant can be used as a food ingredient which has a fairly high carbohydrate content.
Agroecology of Cucurbita moschata
Grows well in tropical areas from the lowlands to an altitude of 1,500 m above sea level, with a temperature of 18-27 °C, rainfall of 700-1,000 mm/year and humid air. Prefers a position in full sun, on fertile clay soil , and good drainage.
Morphology of Cucurbita moschata

• The stem is rectangular, hairy, creeping, light green.
• Single leaves, spread along the stem, heart-shaped, rough surface, compound spines.
• Flowers are bell-shaped,\u00a0yellow, there are male flowers and\u00a0female flowers yellowish, oval-elliptical, edges thickened.

Cultivation of Cucurbita moschata

• Generative propagation (seeds).
• Planting distance 100 x 60 cm. Plants can be harvested when they are 50-60 days after planting, at intervals of 2-3 times per week.

Cucurbita moschata, more details :

Chemical Content of Cucurbita moschata
Carotenoids (zeaxanthin, lutein), phenolic compounds (gallic acid, coumaric acid, ferulic acid), flavonoids (rutin, kaempferol, isoquercetin, myricetin, quercetin), lutein, xanthin, palmitic acid, linoleic acid.
Benefits of Cucurbita moschata
Caring for and healthy eyes, fighting free radicals, reducing the risk of cancer and stroke, minimizing hypertension, preventing diabetes, treating ulcers or stomach acid, treating liver disorders and preventing deposits in the blood. Has anti-inflammatory activity.
Simplisia of Cucurbita moschata

• Collect the seeds from old pumpkin fruit. Clean the seeds from the flesh that is attached. Wash with running water and drain.
• Dry in the sun covered with a dark cloth or dry in the oven (temperature 50\u00b0C ) until dry evenly.
• Store in a clean, tightly closed container.

Another Facts for Cucurbita moschata :

Synonym of Cucurbita moschata
Cucurbita colombiana (Zhit.) Bukasov, Cucurbita moschata var. claviformis Harz, Pepo moschatus (Duchesne) Britton
Habitus of Cucurbita moschata
Creepers. Annual vines, up to 25 m long
Habitat of Cucurbita moschata

• Mainland