Description

Cucurbita argyrosperma is a species of winter squash originally from the south of Mexico. This annual herbaceous plant is cultivated in the Americas for its nutritional value, its flowers, shoots, and fruits are all harvested, but it is cultivated most of all for its seeds, which are used for sauces. C. argyrosperma also has medicinal properties. The Yucatán peasantry has traditionally used the flesh of C. argyrosperma to tend burns, sores, and eczema, while the seeds have been used with the aim of promoting lactation in nursing women, and provide pain relief.