Winter Melon Kernel (Cucurbita moschata)

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Cucurbita moschata · Plant

Cucurbita moschata
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

May enhance diuretic effects; caution with kidney disorders.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Winter Melon Kernel for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Winter Melon Kernel does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Cucurbita moschata and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.