Textual verification and modern research on different medicinal parts of Cucurbita moschata
China has rich pumpkin resources.As a popular food with the same origin as medicine and food,many parts of pumpkin can be used as medicine according to the records of herbal medicine in ancient dynasties.Each part of pumpkin contains effective components such as saccharides,organic acids,tetraterpenes,volatile components and so on.It can replenish the Qi,relieve chest,distention,protect pregnancy,promote urination,remove blood stasis,and remove toxins.This paper retrieved ancient herbal medicine and modern literatures,reviewed research on herbal medicine,chemical compositions,pharmacological effect and resource utilization of different parts of pumpkin to provide reference for the development and utilization of pumpkin resources.
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