Botanical Index No. 826

Pumpkin

cucurbita pepo

Medicinal Actions

Antiaggregant, Antiandrogenic, Antidiabetic, Antiedemic, Antiinflammatory, Antioxidant, Antiproliferant, Antiprostatitic, Antipyretic, Cicatrizant, Diuretic, Herbicide, Neurotonic, Taenicide

Primary Conditions Treated

5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor Demulcent Pectoral Vermifuge Vulnerary Adenoma Asthenia Bladder Stone BPH Burn Cancer eye liver lung mouth Corn Coryza Cystosis Debility Dermatosis Diabetes Diarrhea Dropsy Dyspepsia Dysuria Edema Enuresis Fever Inflammation Jaundice Measles Nephrosis Ophthalmia Oxalcrystalluria Parasite Prostatosis Psoriasis Rheumatism Roundworm Smallpox Sore Sprain Stomatosis Swelling Syphilis Tapeworm Tumor Wart Worm Wound

General Dosage

Seeds are food farmacy! 60–500 g seed; average single dose 50 g; 100–200 shelled seed kernels = 30–60 g; 10 g crushed seed.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1.“Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. There are no known side effects or drug-drug interactions. Varro Tyler cautioned against self medication with BPH. Whenever treating BPH, a practitioner should be involved. Base-line levels of PSA should be established before considering an herbal treatment.

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