Research & Reviews : Journal of Botany

A Review on Cucurbita

  1. Aman Srivastava
  2. Davneet Kaur
  3. Disha Kumari
  4. Aman Kumar Yadav
  5. Pranjal Jaiswal
  6. Surya Prakash D.V

Abstract

Cucurbita species is a good nutritional vegetable species and belongs to cucurbitaceae family. It is commonly grown throughout the world. It’s appearance is of green and yellowish-orange color. It contains so many nutritional values like proteins, fatty acids, carbohydrates and phytochemical constituents like phenolic compounds, flavonoids, tannins, etc. It shows so many pharmacological activities like anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-ulcer, anti-diabetic activities, etc.Keywords: Pumpkin, phytochemicals, anti-diabetic, nutrition, gallic acidCite this ArticleAman Srivastava, Davneet Kaur, Disha Kumari, et al. A Review on Cucurbita. Research & Reviews: Journal of Botany. 2018; 7(3): 15–16p.

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