Botanical name:-cucurbita maxima
Family name:-CUCURBITACEAE
English name:- pumpkin
Tamil names :-carkkaraipparanki, paranki, parangkikkaay
Sanskirt name :-gudayogaphala- dangari
Distribution:-SriLanka,Philippine,China,Egypt,Indonesia,Iran,Japan,Russia,
Turkey,Ukraine,USA,
Status:- Under cultivation
Edibal parts:-Fruit, Young leaves
Ayurvedic usage:-Urinary diseases, Round worm infestation, Abscesses, Tapeworm infestation, Insect bites, Gonorrhoea,Burns, Scalds, Inflammations, Haemorrhages, Ulcers, Boils, Haemoptysis,Carbuncles. Parts used to make medicine:-
Propagation:-Seeds