Cushaw Seed

This product mainly contains cucurbitine (nanine), the principal anthelmintic component. It is also rich in fatty oil, protein, and vitamins A, B1, B2, and C, and also contains carotene. The main components of the fatty oil are glycerides of linoleic acid, oleic acid, stearic acid, etc.

This product has a clear expelling effect against tapeworms and roundworms, inhibits and kills schistosome larvae, causes the worms to atrophy, the reproductive organs to degenerate, and reduces the eggs in the uterus; it also prevents Schistosoma japonicum from migrating to the liver in animals. In addition, injection of 150–250 mg/kg cucurbitine (nanine) in rabbits can cause elevated blood pressure and deepened, accelerated respiration.

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