Kalabasa (Tag.)Squash (Engl.)

Kalabasa (Tag.)Squash (Engl.)

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

Respiratory

Vine/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).

Location & Habitat

REGION III (CENTRAL LUZON), PAMPANGA, FLORIDABLANCA, Terrestrial

Research

Pampanga State Agricultural University: Documentation of Traditonal Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of a Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health among Ayta Communities in Pampanga

Additional Images

Kalabasa (Tag.)Squash (Engl.)
Kalabasa (Tag.)Squash (Engl.)
Kalabasa (Tag.)Squash (Engl.)
Kalabasa (Tag.)Squash (Engl.)

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