Pumpkin are rich in different amino acids - including alanin, citrullin, glycin, and glutamic acid - plus polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E, several vitamin Bs, and the minerals magnesium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, copper, and potassium. Pumpkin seeds have anti-oxidant abilities in the body.
Pumpkin seeds are very much used against benign growth of the prostate but it works slowly.
Regular intake of pumpkin seeds are said to reduce the frequency of nightly urinations and need to urinate plus benefit the closing- and pressing muscles of the urinary bladder.
Pumpkin seeds are also used against worms and their eggs.
For health purposes, the green and not the white pumpkin seeds should be used.
Dosage
Raw Pumpkin seeds: 25 g a day
