Medicinal and biological potential of pumpkin: An updated review

Nutrition Research Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-190

  Yadav, Mukesh ^a,b   Jain, Shalini ^c   Tomar, Radha ^a   Prasad, G B K S ^a   Yadav, Hariom ^c  

^a JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b College of Advance Studies ^*  (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti carcinogens; Anti diabetic properties; Antioxidants; Herbal medicine; Phytochemicals; Pumpkin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA MOSCHIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA MOSCHIN; CAPTOPRIL; CUCURBITA FICIFOLIA EXTRACT; CUCURMOSIN; FELODIPINE; INOSITOL; MOSCHATIN; MYELOID ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE 11; MYELOID ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE 2; MYELOID ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE 4; NIKKOMYCIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN BOUND CARBOHYDRATE; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CUCURBITA FICIFOLIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PUMPKIN; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; CUCURBITA; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE;

EID: 78650561092     PISSN: 09544224     EISSN: 14752700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954422410000107     Document Type: Article

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