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The ripe and dried pumpkin seeds of the garden pumpkin or cultivated forms are used medicinally. The pumpkin seed oil, which is extracted from the seeds of the medicinal pumpkin, is used in “healthy cuisine” as well as medically. The pumpkin seed oil is cold pressed.
The pumpkin contains valuable ingredients, especially vitamin C, beta-carotene, iron, calcium, potassium and magnesium. In addition, the pumpkin also contains steroids, fatty oils, proteins, amino acids, vitamins and trace elements such as selenium. Important silicic acids, for the growth of hair and nails, are also present in the pumpkin.
Because of its shelf life, the pumpkin is a great winter vegetable. The medical effectiveness of the pumpkin has been proven in many scientific studies. In particular, the positive effect on the prostate has been proven in cell cultures.
The pulp and seeds of the pumpkin have health-promoting properties. Preparations from pumpkin seeds are positively evaluated for the treatment of symptoms of irritable bladder or benign prostate enlargement. Pumpkin seeds or pumpkin seed oil are also used for micturition problems caused by a benign enlarged prostate.
Pumpkin flesh is diuretic. The antioxidant ingredients of pumpkin support the body’s defences and fend off free radicals. The pumpkin is also considered a slimming product.
Its flesh contains no fat, few calories, many vitamins and minerals. The medicinal plant pumpkin aids digestion, flushes out water and regulates water. In folk medicine, pumpkin seeds are used as a milk-impelling agent for lactating women and to calm the stomach.
Even with chapped hands the pumpkin seed oil helps through its linoleic acid. In the past pumpkin seeds were also used as a remedy against tapeworms. For this purpose a porridge must be prepared and taken.The worm is not killed, but can no longer attach itself to the intestinal walls. The tapeworm is eliminated by the final intake of castor oil. This procedure is harmless but not nearly as effective and safe as synthetic drugs from the pharmacy.
