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Pumpkin
Cucurbita maxima
Pumpkin · Abobrinha · Abóbora · Abóbora-cogumelo · Abóbora-coração-de-boi · Abóbora-crioula · Abóbora-de-tortéi · Abóbora-gaúcha · Abóbora-turbante · Ahuyama · Anguria · Antsiribiki · Atlantic giant pumpkin · Boston marrow · Calabacita banana · Calabaza de castilla · Calabaza gigante · Centner-græskar · Cocozza
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Iraq, Brazil, Venezuela, Kurdistan, Malaya, Peru, Hawaii, Chile
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Boil, Cancer, Carbuncle, Chest
Science studied: ASH, CALCIUM, COPPER, FAT
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Scientific name: Cucurbita maxima
Common names: Pumpkin, Abobrinha, Abóbora, Abóbora-cogumelo, Abóbora-coração-de-boi, Abóbora-crioula, Abóbora-de-tortéi, Abóbora-gaúcha, Abóbora-turbante, Ahuyama, Anguria, Antsiribiki, Atlantic giant pumpkin, Boston marrow, Calabacita banana, Calabaza de castilla, Calabaza gigante, Centner-græskar, Cocozza
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Iraq, Brazil, Venezuela, Kurdistan, Malaya, Peru, Hawaii and 1 additional place.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Boil
- Cancer
- Carbuncle
- Chest
- Diuretic
- Fever
- Inflammation
- Nervine
show 12 more documented entries
- Poultice
- Refrigerant
- Taenicide
- Teething
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Wart
- Breast
- Burn
- Cataplasm
- Rash
- Tumor
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Iraq
- Brazil
- Venezuela
- Kurdistan
- Malaya
- Peru
- Hawaii
- Chile
Documented cultural uses
- Boil
- Cancer
- Carbuncle
- Chest
- Diuretic
- Fever
- Inflammation
- Nervine
- Poultice
- Refrigerant
- Taenicide
- Teething
show 8 more documented entries
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Wart
- Breast
- Burn
- Cataplasm
- Rash
- Tumor
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- COPPER
- FAT
- GLYCOLIPIDS
- MAGNESIUM
- OLEIC-ACID
- PHOSPHOLIPIDS
- PROTEIN
- STEARIC-ACID
- IRON
- PALMITIC-ACID
- ZINC
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- WATER
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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