Gohari Ardabili A, Farhoosh R, Haddad Khodaparast M (2011) Chemical composition and
physicochemical properties of pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo Subsp. pepo Var. Styriaka)
grown in Iran. J Agric Sci Technol 13(Suppl Issue):1053–1063
Gossell-Williams M, Davis A, O’Connor N (2006) Inhibition of testosterone-induced hyperplasia
of the prostate of Sprague-Dawley rats by pumpkin seed oil. J Med Food 9:284–286. https://doi.
org/10.1089/jmf.2006.9.284
Gossell-Williams M, Lyttle K, Clarke T et al (2008) Supplementation with pumpkin seed oil
improves plasma lipid profile and cardiovascular outcomes of female non-ovariectomized and
ovariectomized Sprague-Dawley rats. Phytother Res 22(7):873–877. https://doi.org/10.1002/
ptr.2381
Gossell-Williams M, Hyde C, Hunter T et al (2011) Improvement in HDL cholesterol in postmenopausal women supplemented with pumpkin seed oil: pilot study. Climacteric 14(5):558–564.
https://doi.org/10.3109/13697137.2011.563882
Gupta C, Prakash D (2014) Phytonutrients as therapeutic agents. J Compl Integr Med 11
(3):151–169. https://doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2013-0021
Hajati H, Hasanabadi A, Waldroup P (2011) Effects of dietary supplementation with pumpkin oil
(Cucurbita pepo) on performance and blood fat of broiler chickens during finisher period. Am J
Anim Vet Sci 6:40–44. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajavsp.2011.40.44
Halson S (2013) Nutritional interventions to enhance sleep. Sports Sci Exchange 26(116):1–5
Halson S (2014) Sleep in elite athletes and nutritional interventions to enhance sleep. Sports Med
44:13–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0147-0
Herkeľ R, Gálik B, Bíro D et al (2014) The effect of pumpkin and flaxseed oils on selected
parameters of laying hens performance. Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica 17:96–99. https://
doi.org/10.15414/afz.2014.17.03.96-99
Jambli S, Chavan S, Prashanth S (2017) The management of primary insomnia through pancha
sugandha sadhita takra dhara—a pilot study. J Ayurveda Integr Med Sci. https://doi.org/10.
21760/jaims.v2i1.7488
Khokhar S, Owusu Apenten RK (2003) Antinutritional factors in food legumes and effects of
processing. In: The role of food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries in human nutrition, vol
IV. Encyclopedia Of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Oxford, pp 82–116
Kim M, Kim E, Kim Y et al (2012) Comparison of the chemical compositions and nutritive values
of various pumpkin (Cucurbitaceae) species and parts. Nutr Res Pract 6:21. https://doi.org/10.
4162/nrp.2011.5.6.21
Klir Z, Castro-Montoya J, Novoselec J et al (2017) Influence of pumpkin seed cake and extruded
linseed on milk production and milk fatty acid profile in alpine goats. Animal 11:1772–1778.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s175173111700060x
Kreft I, Stibilj V, Trkov Z (2002) Iodine and selenium contents in pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) oil
and oil-cake. Eur Food Res Technol 215:279–281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-002-0563-5
Lazos E (1986) Nutritional, fatty acid, and oil characteristics of pumpkin and melon seeds. J Food
Sci 51:1382–1383. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1986.tb13133.x
Lazos E (1992) Certain functional properties of defatted pumpkin seed flour. Plant Foods Hum Nutr
42:257–273. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02193934
Lelley T, Loy B, Murkovic M (2009) Hull-less oil seed pumpkin. In: Vollmann I, Rajcan I (eds) Oil
crops, handbook of plant breeding, vol 4. Springer, New York, pp 469–492. https://doi.org/10.
1007/978-0-387-77594-4
Li QH, Tian Z, Cai TY (2001) Study on the hypoglycemic action of pumpkin extract in diabetic rat.
Ying Yang Xue Ba 25:34–36
Lim P (2017) Asian herbals and aphrodisiacs used for managing ED. Transl Androl Urol
6:167–175. https://doi.org/10.21037/tau.2017.04.04
Machebe N, Ugwu S, Atu C, Mbunwen N (2013) Intake of some biological seeds and root extracts
of plants improves fertility and hatchability of Turkey eggs. J Basic Appl Sci. https://doi.org/10.
6000/1927-5129.2013.09.69
502
S. Adsul and V. Madkaikar
physicochemical properties of pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo Subsp. pepo Var. Styriaka)
grown in Iran. J Agric Sci Technol 13(Suppl Issue):1053–1063
Gossell-Williams M, Davis A, O’Connor N (2006) Inhibition of testosterone-induced hyperplasia
of the prostate of Sprague-Dawley rats by pumpkin seed oil. J Med Food 9:284–286. https://doi.
org/10.1089/jmf.2006.9.284
Gossell-Williams M, Lyttle K, Clarke T et al (2008) Supplementation with pumpkin seed oil
improves plasma lipid profile and cardiovascular outcomes of female non-ovariectomized and
ovariectomized Sprague-Dawley rats. Phytother Res 22(7):873–877. https://doi.org/10.1002/
ptr.2381
Gossell-Williams M, Hyde C, Hunter T et al (2011) Improvement in HDL cholesterol in postmenopausal women supplemented with pumpkin seed oil: pilot study. Climacteric 14(5):558–564.
https://doi.org/10.3109/13697137.2011.563882
Gupta C, Prakash D (2014) Phytonutrients as therapeutic agents. J Compl Integr Med 11
(3):151–169. https://doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2013-0021
Hajati H, Hasanabadi A, Waldroup P (2011) Effects of dietary supplementation with pumpkin oil
(Cucurbita pepo) on performance and blood fat of broiler chickens during finisher period. Am J
Anim Vet Sci 6:40–44. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajavsp.2011.40.44
Halson S (2013) Nutritional interventions to enhance sleep. Sports Sci Exchange 26(116):1–5
Halson S (2014) Sleep in elite athletes and nutritional interventions to enhance sleep. Sports Med
44:13–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-014-0147-0
Herkeľ R, Gálik B, Bíro D et al (2014) The effect of pumpkin and flaxseed oils on selected
parameters of laying hens performance. Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica 17:96–99. https://
doi.org/10.15414/afz.2014.17.03.96-99
Jambli S, Chavan S, Prashanth S (2017) The management of primary insomnia through pancha
sugandha sadhita takra dhara—a pilot study. J Ayurveda Integr Med Sci. https://doi.org/10.
21760/jaims.v2i1.7488
Khokhar S, Owusu Apenten RK (2003) Antinutritional factors in food legumes and effects of
processing. In: The role of food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries in human nutrition, vol
IV. Encyclopedia Of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Oxford, pp 82–116
Kim M, Kim E, Kim Y et al (2012) Comparison of the chemical compositions and nutritive values
of various pumpkin (Cucurbitaceae) species and parts. Nutr Res Pract 6:21. https://doi.org/10.
4162/nrp.2011.5.6.21
Klir Z, Castro-Montoya J, Novoselec J et al (2017) Influence of pumpkin seed cake and extruded
linseed on milk production and milk fatty acid profile in alpine goats. Animal 11:1772–1778.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s175173111700060x
Kreft I, Stibilj V, Trkov Z (2002) Iodine and selenium contents in pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) oil
and oil-cake. Eur Food Res Technol 215:279–281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-002-0563-5
Lazos E (1986) Nutritional, fatty acid, and oil characteristics of pumpkin and melon seeds. J Food
Sci 51:1382–1383. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1986.tb13133.x
Lazos E (1992) Certain functional properties of defatted pumpkin seed flour. Plant Foods Hum Nutr
42:257–273. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02193934
Lelley T, Loy B, Murkovic M (2009) Hull-less oil seed pumpkin. In: Vollmann I, Rajcan I (eds) Oil
crops, handbook of plant breeding, vol 4. Springer, New York, pp 469–492. https://doi.org/10.
1007/978-0-387-77594-4
Li QH, Tian Z, Cai TY (2001) Study on the hypoglycemic action of pumpkin extract in diabetic rat.
Ying Yang Xue Ba 25:34–36
Lim P (2017) Asian herbals and aphrodisiacs used for managing ED. Transl Androl Urol
6:167–175. https://doi.org/10.21037/tau.2017.04.04
Machebe N, Ugwu S, Atu C, Mbunwen N (2013) Intake of some biological seeds and root extracts
of plants improves fertility and hatchability of Turkey eggs. J Basic Appl Sci. https://doi.org/10.
6000/1927-5129.2013.09.69
502
S. Adsul and V. Madkaikar