A review on pharmacological activities and utilization technologies of pumpkin

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-80

  Caili, Fu ^a   Huan, Shi ^a   Quanhong, Li ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Pharmacological activities; Pumpkin; Review; Technologies; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

CHEMISTRY; CHINESE MEDICINE; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; GERMINATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; REVIEW; SQUASH;

CUCURBITA; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; GERMINATION; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746189349     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-006-0016-6     Document Type: Review

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