Since ancient times, the Cucurbitaceae family is used as a therapeutic option in human
medicine. This family has around 130 genera and 800 species. Researchers have studied …

Bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.] is an important multi-purpose cucurbit
crop grown for its leaf, fruit, and seed. It is widely cultivated and used for human …

Flours produced from raw, blanched and boiled seeds of Sphenostylis sferocarpa (African
yam bean), Sesarnum indicturn (Sesame seed), Morodora myristica (Calabash nutmeg) and …

Bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.]) is a relatively drought-tolerant cucurbit
due to the high composition of unique biochemical compositions, including cucurbitacin. The …

Dietary prebiotics and phytomedicine have made available novel therapeutic possibilities to
manage human health and diseases. Sitotherapy, the therapeutic use of diet and nutrition …

It is increasingly evident that oxidative stress and the presence of free radicals are a major
cause of many disease processes that may aggravate the disease course, or create new …

This study aimed to evaluate the physical and chemical properties of pumpkin (Cucurbita
moschata Duchesne) seed oil obtained from local Sudanese pumpkins. Three different …

Knowledge on associations between yield and related traits is vital to improve selection
efficiency in cultivar improvement. This study determined the relationships among qualitative …

Although the majority of serious cases in the world are concerned with snake bite
envenomation, but those which are caused by scorpion stings are also famous for causing …

Cleome rutidosperma DC, commonly known in Jamaica as 'consumption-weed'is a plant
traditionally used in folklore for treating tuberculosis and other infectious and chronic …