Pumpkin (Lpov)
Cucurbita moschata
About Pumpkin (Lpov)
Pumpkin (Lpov) (Cucurbita moschata) is a herb used in the Khmer Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Parasites, Digestive Issues, Kidney Support, and Inflammation, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Cucurbita moschata is a species originating in either Central America or northern South America. It includes cultivars known as squash or pumpkin. C. moschata cultivars are generally more tolerant of hot, humid weather than cultivars of C. maxima or C. pepo. They also generally display a greater resistance to disease and insects, especially to the squash vine borer. Commercially made pumpkin pie mix is most often made from varieties of C. moschata. The ancestral species of the genus...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist