Kalabasa (Tag.)Squash (Engl.)
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
RespiratoryVine/Climber Height: Not Provided Leaves: Leaves are hispid, rounded, 15 to 30 cm in diameter, heart-shaped at the base, shallowly 5-lobed, with finely toothed margins, and often mottled on the upper surface. Flowers: Flowers are bell-shaped, erect, yellow and about 12 centimeters long, the corolla limb is about as wide, and 5-toothed. Fruits: Fruit is large, variable in shape, fleshy, with a yellow pulp.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Beki. Preparation: Beki - Iyubyub ing metung bulung keng api kilub ning 30 segundu (Heat 1 leaf over flame for 30 seconds). Part used: Leaves | Tigsa (Boi). Preparation: Tigsa - Iyubyub ing metung bulung keng api ali me papaburen masilab kayari na mepali gupitan meng pabilug kalupa tigsa tsaka ya dinan ditak laru (Heat 1 leaf over flame, don't let it burn. After heated, cut it in a circle-shape, and add little amount of oil). Part used: Leaves | Lagnat (Fever). Preparation: Lagnat - Kumang metung bulung (Get 1 leaf of kalabasa).. Part used: Leaves
Preparation
Beki - Iyubyub ing metung bulung keng api kilub ning 30 segundu (Heat 1 leaf over flame for 30 seconds) | Tigsa - Iyubyub ing metung bulung keng api ali me papaburen masilab kayari na mepali gupitan meng pabilug kalupa tigsa tsaka ya dinan ditak laru (Heat 1 leaf over flame, don't let it burn. After heated, cut it in a circle-shape, and add little amount of oil) | Lagnat - Kumang metung bulung (Get 1 leaf of kalabasa).
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Cucurbita maxima Duchesne
- Local Name
- Kalabasa (Tag.)Squash (Engl.)
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Category
- Respiratory
- Collected By
- Villanueva, SY Ramos, JI Serrano, JC
- Date Collected
- Feb 10, 2020