In Chinese Medicine we use pumpkin medicinally for:

Damp/Heat in the Spleen & Liver/Gall Bladder – (Diabetes, Immune Disorders, Chronic Fatigue, Deep feeling of heat in the bones, Eczema, Stomachache, Asthma, Cancer, & Chronic Bronchitis)
Benefits the Uterus - Calms a hyperactive fetus

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Chinese Medicinal properties of Pumpkin