Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Buffalo gourd

Plant

Family

Gourd Family / Cucumber Family, cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae)

English

Buffalo gourd, Coyote gourd, Fetid gourd, Fetid wild pumpkin, Missouri gourd, Prairie gourd, Stinking gourd, Wild gourd, Wild pumpkin

Latin

Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth.

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Aperient, Cataplasm, catharic, Cathartic, compress, dispel worms, expel worms, fomentation, helmint, laxative, movements of the bowel, poultice, purgative, treatment for worms, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, worm, worms

Other uses

Soap, Soap Substitute, soap substitutes

Ingredients

 Alanine, Amylose, arginine, ash, Aspartic acid, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Cucurbitacin E, Cysteine, fat, Fibres, glucose, Glutamic acid, Glycine, Hemicellulose, Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Lysine, Methionine, Myristic acid, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, Phytic acid, potassium, Proline, protein, raffinose, Saturated fatty acids, Serine, Stachyose, starch, Stearic acid, Sucrose, Threonine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine, Vegetable oil, water

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn2949

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