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Felter's Materia Medica on Pepo (cucurbita Pepo)
PEPO (Cucurbita pepo)CUPE
The dried, ripe seed of the cultivated varieties of Cucurbita Pepo, Linné (Nat. Ord. Cucurbitaceae). A native of the Levant; extensively cultivated. Dose, 1 ounce. Common Name: Pumpkin Seed. Principal Constituents.A large amount of fixed oil (over 40 per cent) and a taeniafuge principlea greenish-brown, acrid resin; fatty acids and two proteidsmyosin and vitellin. Specific Indications.Tape-worm; round worm; ardor urinae. Action and Therapy.An emulsion of pumpkin seeds prepared by ru...1
The dried, ripe seed of the cultivated varieties of Cucurbita Pepo, Linné (Nat. Ord. Cucurbitaceae). A native of the Levant; extensively cultivated. Dose, 1 ounce. Common Name: Pumpkin Seed. Principal Constituents.A large amount of fixed oil (over 40 per cent) and a taeniafuge principlea greenish-brown, acrid resin; fatty acids and two proteidsmyosin and vitellin. Specific Indications.Tape-worm; round worm; ardor urinae. Action and Therapy.An emulsion of pumpkin seeds prepared by ru...1
References
1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.