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Pumpkin Seed Oil: An Alternative Medicine.

Abstract

Pumpkin seed oil has long been considered as an ingredient for its nutritional and medicinal values for the prevention of various ailments, especially for prostate diseases. In addition, several studies have suggested the crucial roles and effectiveness of pumpkin seed oil in the treatment of diabetes, anxiety and even cancer. Pumpkin seed oil is being used in several countries worldwide including North America, Mexico, India and China. This review highlights the characterization, properties and use of pumpkin seed oil from various pumpkin species against several diseases pathophysiologies. We strongly believe that this review will provide overall insights to the chemists, biologists and researchers on the roles of pumpkin seed oil extracts that possess promising biological activities.

Entities: Chemical

Keywords: Alternative medicine; Cancer; Pumpkin Seed oil

Year: 2017 PMID： 34924730 PMCID： PMC8681145 DOI： 10.25258/phyto.v9i2.8066

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Pharmacogn Phytochem Res ISSN： 0975-4873

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Pumpkin Seed Oil: An Alternative Medicine.

Review 1. Phytoestrogens as modulators of steroid action in target cells.

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3. The association between dietary lignans, phytoestrogen-rich foods, and fiber intake and postmenopausal breast cancer risk: a German case-control study.

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10. Pumpkin Seed Oil Extracted From Cucurbita maxima Improves Urinary Disorder in Human Overactive Bladder.