Comments on: Cucurbita ficifolia Extract Aids Insulin Production

By: John

John — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:56:49 +0000

Can be purchased from Sandhill preservation center, is listed as pastella squash, Cucurbita ficifolia

By: TINA MILUTINOVICH

TINA MILUTINOVICH — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:30:01 +0000

Good Morning

Would you be so kind and let me know were can I buy seeds for the
Cucurbita ficifolia?

Thank you

Best Regards

Tina

By: Cornelis Peters

Cornelis Peters — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:00:49 +0000

I just stumbled on this writings so I like to react on this. I have an Ayurveda center in the Netherlands were we grow this particular pumpkin.
We did and still do research on this pumpkin. In our centre we make different products from this fruit. If you are still interested I can sent you all the information you want.
Yours sincerely,
Cornelis Peters

By: meredith, MS, RD

meredith, MS, RD — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 05:56:36 +0000

I have looked all over the Houston groceries that cater to Asian and Hispanic, but have not found this pumpkin. since it is native to central america, we should be able to find it somewhere in the southern US or California.

But, you can purchase the seeds at http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/VegetablesO-Z.htm

scroll down the page to :
“NEW–Squash Chilacayote. (e,h) VSQU-CH. Packet: $2.00
Cucurbita ficifolia. Enormous vines with huge watermelon-sized squash. Deep green skin streaked white, with pure white flesh with large flat black seeds. A single vine can cover hundreds of square feet, producing dozens of the giant squash. Our friends in México like to eat the flesh boiled with a little brown sugar, sometimes with the ground seed added, or cornmeal–nice on a chilly morning. The seeds are also roasted for a snack. May be daylength sensitive,so may not do well in the north.”

I also discovered a source in Austin Texas for the chemical in the Asian pumpkin thought to cause the benefits. I would think, though, that it may be a combo of antioxidants and this chemical along with other compounds in the pumpkin that work together. Here is the source for D-chiro-inositol:
http://www.chiralbalance.com/index.html