Cucurbita ficifolia

Common Names: Asian pumpkin, blackseed squash, fig leaf squash, figleaf gourd, Malabar gourd, shark fin melon, Thai marrow

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

Sequence characteristics, genetic diversity and phylogenetic analysis of the Cucurbita ficifolia (Cucurbitaceae) chloroplasts genome.

Genetics
He S et al (2024).
BMC Genomics.
DOI:
10.1186/s12864-024-10278-2
PubMed:
38637729

Effect of Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché on glutathione level and glycosylated hemoglobin percentage in a Mexican rural population with type 2 diabetes.

Summary

Researchers found that Cucurbita ficifolia fruit has antioxidant and hypoglycemic properties, beneficial for treating type 2 diabetes. GSH imbalance can lead to complications.

Diabetes
Hernandez-Mixteco M et al (2024).
J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2024.117924
PubMed:
38369067

The effect of environmental factors on the genetic differentiation of Cucurbita ficifolia populations based on whole-genome resequencing.

Genetics
He S et al (2023).
BMC Plant Biol.
DOI:
10.1186/s12870-023-04602-3
PubMed:
38102604

Population Genomics of Domesticated Cucurbita ficifolia Reveals a Recent Bottleneck and Low Gene Flow with Wild Relatives.

Genetics
Aguirre-Dugua X et al (2023).
Plants (Basel).
DOI:
10.3390/plants12233989
PubMed:
38068624

First report of powdery mildew on Vigna unguiculata caused by Podosphaera xanthii in China.

Zhang Z et al (2023).
Plant Dis.
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-07-23-1287-PDN
PubMed:
37669172

Mexican Plants Involved in Glucose Homeostasis and Body Weight Control: Systematic Review.

Review
Torres-Vanda M and Gutiérrez-Aguilar R (2023).
Nutrients.
DOI:
10.3390/nu15092070
PubMed:
37432178

4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid and β-Sitosterol from Cucurbita ficifolia Act as Insulin Secretagogues, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma Agonists, and Liver Glycogen Storage Promoters: In Vivo, In Vitro, and In Silico Studies.

Rosiles-Alanis W et al (2022).
J Med Food.
DOI:
10.1089/jmf.2021.0071
PubMed:
35708636

Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché (Cucurbitaceae) response to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cucumerium.

Xie J et al (2022).
BMC Genomics.
DOI:
10.1186/s12864-022-08674-7
PubMed:
35698057

Selected Species of the Cucurbitaceae Family Used in Mexico for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus.

Review Diabetes
Huerta-Reyes M et al (2022).
Molecules.
DOI:
10.3390/molecules27113440
PubMed:
35684376

First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Podosphaera xanthii on Cucurbita ficifolia in Korea.

Choi IY et al (2022).
Plant Dis.
DOI:
10.1094/PDIS-11-21-2612-PDN
PubMed:
35263154

Cucurbita ficifolia Fruit Extract Induces Tp53/Caspase-Mediated Apoptosis in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells.

Cancer
Alshammari GM et al (2020).
Biomed Res Int.
DOI:
10.1155/2020/3712536
PubMed:
32685475

Hypoglycemic effect and bioactive compounds associated with the ripening stages of the Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché fruit.

Diabetes
Moya-Hernández A et al (2020).
J Sci Food Agric.
DOI:
10.1002/jsfa.10566
PubMed:
32530046

[Effects of environmental conditions on absorption and distribution of silicon and formation of bloom on fruit surface of cucumber].

Zhou X et al (2020).
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao.
DOI:
10.13287/j.1001-9332.202002.023
PubMed:
32476343

Pumpkin (Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché) extract attenuate the adipogenesis in human mesenchymal stem cells by controlling adipogenic gene expression.

Genetics
Alshammari GM and Balakrishnan A (2019).
Saudi J Biol Sci.
DOI:
10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.10.002
PubMed:
31048999

Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché increases insulin secretion in RINm5F cells through an influx of Ca(2+) from the endoplasmic reticulum.

Miranda-Perez ME et al (2016).
J Ethnopharmacol.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jep.2016.04.061
PubMed:
27174079

Effect of Cucurbita ficifolia and Probiotic Yogurt Consumption on Blood Glucose, Lipid Profile, and Inflammatory Marker in Type 2 Diabetes.

Immunology
Bayat A et al (2016).
Int J Prev Med.
DOI:
10.4103/2008-7802.175455
PubMed:
26955460

Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché (Cucurbitaceae) and D-chiro-inositol modulate the redox state and inflammation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

Immunology
Fortis-Barrera Á et al (2013).
J Pharm Pharmacol.
DOI:
10.1111/jphp.12119
PubMed:
24028624