Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Economic Botany Herbarium Details

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Barcode: CAL0000013778

Family: CUCURBITACEAE

Scientific Name: Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

Collector: A.C. Chatterjee

Country: India

Uses: Seeds useful as taeniacide, tonic and diuretic. Fruit pulp is used as poultice on boils, burns and inflammations.