Medicinal pumpkin
2023-01-14 2023-01-14 5:49
admin-alireza Medicinal pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo var. styriaca It is a new member of the pumpkin family, which was created as a result of a natural mutation. The appearance characteristics of medical pumpkin are very different from normal (lazy) pumpkin, and the most characteristic of them is the absence of seeds in the medical pumpkin. Medicinal pumpkin is considered a rich source of high quality oil from a medicinal point of view. Don’t oil? It is dark green in color and more than 80% of its fatty acids are unsaturated types such as linoleic acid (40 to 60% of oil).
Medicinal pumpkin oil is also rich in vitamin E, especially gamma tocopherol (up to 800 micrograms/gram of oil) and alpha tocopherol (up to 280 micrograms/gram of oil). In addition, vitamin A and various carotenoids, especially lutein and beta-carotene, are present in medical pumpkin oil. This oil is rich in vegetable sterols (3.5-4 mg/g), which is delta-7-sterols (instead of delta-5-sterols in most vegetable oils) They form it. Various phenolic compounds as well as zinc, iron and other nutritional elements are also present in medical pumpkin oil
Today, medical pumpkin oil is used in the pharmaceutical industry to treat benign prostate swelling (stages one and two) and numerous clinical studies have proven its effect. Sterols, especially the delta-7-sterol group, play an essential role in the medicinal effects of medicinal pumpkin oil, and in addition to anti-inflammatory effects, it also has an inhibitory effect on the activity of the 5-alpha reductase enzyme. As a result? Its use reduces the amount of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the patient’s prostate tissue and ultimately causes the prostate to return to its original size. It becomes normal. The presence of delta-7-sterols has been confirmed in the prostate tissue due to the use of medical pumpkin oil.
Medical pumpkin oil also helps to have healthy hair by reducing the level of dihydrotestosterone. Also, with polyunsaturated fatty acids and a high amount of plant sterols, this oil can help cardiovascular health by reducing LDL (bad cholesterol) in the blood.
