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food
squash
nutrition

definition

squash:

Ayurvedic: basic dietary staple; hot weather food

Chinese:
» qualities: cooling, sweet
» actions: detoxifies, diuretic, affects Spleen, Stomach
» uses: fidgetiness, Summer-Heat, urine retention

naturopathic:
» qualities: alkaline-forming food
» actions: laxative, lowers the risk of lung cancer due to beta carotene content
» uses: constipation, hypertension, obesity, kidney and bladder problems

biochemical: high in pectin; potassium; beta carotene, vitamins B3 and C

Agriculture Handbook #8
Airola, p. 294
Carper, p. 280
Jensen, pp. 213-15
Johari, p. 119
Ni, pp. 45, 49


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