SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Cucurbitaceae
MEDICINAL VALUE :
Positive effects on lowering LDL cholesterol. Naturopaths use the pumpkin pulp as a treatment for relief of thick sputum due to bronchial infections and as a aid for migraine headaches.
NUTRIENT VALUE :
Incredibly rich in vital antioxidants and vitamins. This low calorie vegetable also contains vitamin A, flavonoid poly-phenolic antioxidants such as leutin, xanthin, and carotenes in abundance. Contains copper, calcium, potassium and phosphorus
CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
Used as an ingredient in curries, stir fries, snacks, sweets, salads etc.
GLOSSARY :
- English : Pumpkin / Sweet Gourd
- Tamil : Purangikkai / Pooshanikai
- Malayalam : Mathanga / Mathan / Chakkara Kumbalanga
- Telugu : Gummadi Kai / Erra Gummadi
- Kannada : Kumbalakai / Sihigumbala / Kempu Kumbala
- Hindi : Kaddu / Kohada / Bhopla / Mitha-Kaddu
- Bengali : Kumra / Ronga Koomra / Mitha Kumbra
- Gujarati : Kohlu
- Konkani : Duddhi / Dudin / God-Dudin
- Marathi : Kala Bhopala / Kohla
- Oriya : Kakharu / Mitha Kokharu
- Punjabi : Halwa-Kaddu / Sitaphal
- Tulu : Kembude
- Kashmiri : Paa’Rimal
