Indications
- Pumpkin is best among the fruits of creepers
- It is slightly hot in potency
- It is Alkaline
- It is an Appetizer
- Cleanses the urinary bladder
- Pacifies all doshas
- It is good for heart
- It is pathya (wholesome diet)
- Good for mental disorders
It relieves the following-
- Pitta diseases
- Difficulty in urination
- Poisoning
- Deep-seated chronic fever
- Diabetes
- Prostrate disorders
- Urinary stones
- Gives good nourishment to skin
- Aphrodisiac
- It is rich in Chlorophyll, minerals, and amino acids, alkaline.
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Sanskrit name: Kooshmanda
Botanical name: Cucurbita maxima
English name: Pumpkin
Tamil name: Poosanikkai
Preparations
Ingredients
- Pumpkin - 200 gm
- Buttermilk - 2 cups
- Coconut - ½
- Cumin seeds - 1 spoon
- Rice -1 spoon
- Turmeric powder - pinch
- Pepper - 2 spoons
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Method
Remove the skin and seeds and cut the pumpkin into big pieces. Steam it and add to butter milk. Coconut, cumin seeds and pepper are grounded and added to it and boiled for few minutes. Some turmeric is also added.
