PUFFBALL LYCOPERDON PUMPKIN SEED

PUFFBALL (Lycoperdon spp.) ++

Activities (Puffball) :
Hemostat (1; EFS).

Indications (Puffball) :
Anemia (f; HHB; PH2); Bleeding (1; EFS; HHB); Catarrh (f; HHB PH2); Dermatosis (f; HHB; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; HHB; PH2); Epistaxis (f; PH2); Menorrhagia (1; HHB); Pulmonosis (f; EFS); Sore Throat (f; EFS).

Dosages (Puffball) :
Food farmacy (JAD).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Puffball) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD).


PUMPKIN SEED (Cucurbita pepo L.) +++

Synonyms :
Cucumis pepo (L.) Dumort., Cucurbita mammeata Molina.

Activities (Pumpkin Seed) :
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor (1; BGB); Antiandrogenic (1; BGB); Antidiabetic (f; JFM); Antiedemic (1; SHT); Antiinflammatory (1; PHR; SHT); Antioxidant (1; PHR); Antiprostatitic (1; APA; FNF); Antipyretic (f; JFM); Demulcent (f; WAM); Diuretic (1; BGB; FNF; JFM); Herbicide (f; WAM); Pectoral (f; JFM); Taenicide (1; BGB); Vermifuge (1; APA; BGB); Vulnerary (f; PHR).

Indications (Pumpkin Seed) :
Adenoma (1; SHT); Bladder Stone (2; BGB); BPH (1; APA; BIS; FNF; SHT); Cancer (f; JLH); Corn (f; JLH); Coryza (f; JFM); Cystosis (1; APA; PIP); Cystosis (2; APA; BGB; PHR); Diabetes (f; JFM); Diarrhea (f; JFM); Dropsy (f; DEM); Dyspepsia (f; DEM); Dysuria (1; BGB; SHT); Edema (f; DEM); Enuresis (1; BGB); Fever (f; JFM); Inflammation (1; PHR; SHT); Jaundice (f; JFM); Measles (f; JFM); Nephrosis (f; PHR); Oxalcrystalluria (2; BGB); Prostatosis (1; APA; PHR); Rheumatism (f; DEM); Roundworm (1; APA); Smallpox (f; JFM); Sore (f; JFM); Sprain (f; JFM); Swelling (1; SHT); Syphilis (f; JFM); Tapeworm (1; APA; BGB; JFM); Tumor (f; JLH); Wart (f; JLH); Worm (1; APA; BGB); Wound (f; DEM).

Dosages (Pumpkin Seed) :
Seeds are food farmacy! 60–500 g seed (APA); average single dose 50 g; 100–200 shelled seed kernels = 30–60 g (HHB); 10 g crushed seed (PHR; PH2; SHT).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Pumpkin Seed) :
Class 1 (AHP; JAD). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2). There are no known side effects or drug-drug interactions (PIP). Varro Tyler cautioned against self medication with BPH. Whenever treating BPH, a practitioner should be involved. Base-line levels of PSA should be established before considering an herbal treatment (JAD).