Pumpkin / Sweet Gourd

SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Cucurbitaceae

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 Positive effects on lowering LDL cholesterol. Naturopaths use the pumpkin pulp as a treatment for relief of thick sputum due to bronchial infections and as a aid for migraine headaches.

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 Incredibly rich in vital antioxidants and vitamins. This low calorie vegetable also contains vitamin A, flavonoid poly-phenolic antioxidants such as leutin, xanthin, and carotenes in abundance. Contains copper, calcium, potassium and phosphorus

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Used as an ingredient in curries, stir fries, snacks, sweets, salads etc.

GLOSSARY :

• English : Pumpkin / Sweet Gourd
• Tamil : Purangikkai / Pooshanikai
• Malayalam : Mathanga / Mathan / Chakkara Kumbalanga
• Telugu : Gummadi Kai / Erra Gummadi
• Kannada : Kumbalakai / Sihigumbala / Kempu Kumbala
• Hindi : Kaddu / Kohada / Bhopla / Mitha-Kaddu
• Bengali : Kumra / Ronga Koomra / Mitha Kumbra
• Gujarati : Kohlu
• Konkani : Duddhi / Dudin / God-Dudin
• Marathi : Kala Bhopala / Kohla
• Oriya : Kakharu / Mitha Kokharu
• Punjabi : Halwa-Kaddu / Sitaphal
• Tulu : Kembude
• Kashmiri : Paa’Rimal