A Review on Cucurbita
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjob.v7i3.1275Keywords:
Pumpkin, Phytochemicals, Anti diabetic, Nutrition, Gallic acidAbstract
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 acid
Cite this Article
Aman 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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