Medicinal uses Uses supported by clinical data For symptomatic treatment of difficulties with micturition associated with stage I–II prostatic adenoma and irritable bladder (15–17). Uses described in pharmacopoeias and well established documents No information was found. Uses described in traditional medicine Used for the treatment of asthma, burns, constipation, eczema, fever, tapeworms and toothache (4, 6).

OTHER COMMON NAMES: MARROW;PUMPKIN;AUTUMN PUMPKIN;AUTUMN SQUASH;COMMON GOURD;COURGETTE;FIELD PUMPKIN;MELON PUMPKIN;POMION;SUMMER PUMPKIN;SUMMER SQUASH;VEGETABLE MARROW;VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI;WINTER SQUASH;YELLOW-FLOWERED GOURD;ZUCCHINI

Cucurbita pepo L., Cucurbitaceae. Distribution: Mexico (extinct) This species is one of the oldest cultivated plants, first grown 11,000 years ago in Mexico, but extinct in the wild. Varieties are selectively bred for their taste, colour and shape. The seeds, ground to a powder are used to kill intestinal tape-worms (Lewis & Elvin-Lewis, 2003). This is a 200-year-old cultivar whose seed has been conserved by the Amish of Pennsylvania, USA. The rind is very thick, but the taste is delicious. This is a 200-year-old cultivar whose seed has been conserved by the Amish of Pennsylvania, USA. The rind is very thick, but the taste is delicious. Seeds approved for use in making herbal medicines in the UK (Herbal Medicine legislation 2013)