Cucurbita pepo-Rhus aromatica-Humulus lupulus Combination Reduces Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Women - A Noninterventional Study.
Gauruder-Burmester A, Heim S, Patz B, Seibt S.
Planta Med. 2019 Jul 1. doi: 10.1055/a-0946-2280.

Cucurbita pepo leaf extract induced synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles, characterization for the treatment of femoral fracture.
Hu D, Si W, Qin W, Jiao J, Li X, Gu X, Hao Y.
J Photochem Photobiol B. 2019 Jun;195:12-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2019.04.001.

Determination of cucurbitacin E in some selected herbs of ayurvedic importance through RP-HPLC.
Chanda J, Biswas S, Kar A, Mukherjee PK.
J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2019 Apr 10. pii: S0975-9476(18)30523-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2019.01.002

Clinical study of effectiveness and safety of CELcomplex® containing Cucurbita Pepo Seed extract and Flax and Casuarina on stress urinary incontinence in women.
Gažová A, Valášková S, Žufková V, Castejon AM, Kyselovič J.
J Tradit Complement Med. 2018 May 3;9(2):138-142. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.10.005.

Evaluation of three pumpkin species: correlation with physicochemical, antioxidant properties and classification using SPME-GC-MS and E-nose methods.
Zhou CL, Mi L, Hu XY, Zhu BH.
J Food Sci Technol. 2017 Sep;54(10):3118-3131. doi: 10.1007/s13197-017-2748-8.

Antiobesity Activities of Methanolic Extracts of Amaranthus dubius, Cucurbita pepo, and Vigna unguiculata in Progesterone-Induced Obese Mice.
Nderitu KW, Mwenda NS, Macharia NJ, Barasa SS, Ngugi MP.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2017;2017:4317321. doi: 10.1155/2017/4317321.

Sulfated modification and anticoagulant activity of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo, Lady Godiva) polysaccharide.
Liang L, Ao L, Ma T, Ni Y, Liao X, Hu X, Song Y.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2018 Jan;106:447-455. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.08.035.

Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) belongs to the Cucurbitacean family and, from a healthy point of view, has not been as well studied as other plants, however it is recognized some beneficial properties.

You can find:

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin B2
• Vitamin C
• Potassium
• Manganese
• Alpha carotene
• Beta carotene

The best way to preserve the antioxidant qualities of zucchini is to steam it. It has been shown that in this way, courgette loses only about 30% of its healthy properties.

Healthy aspects

From the results of this study, zucchini appears to have yielded satisfactory results and seems to be useful for improving symptoms and quality of life in treating symptoms of the lower urinary tract linked to benign prostate hyperplasia and  seems to be useful for improving symptoms and quality of life (1).

The content of phosphorus derivatives of pumpkin polysaccaride allows it to be attributed antioxidant properties and cytoprotective effects (2).

In other studies, hypoglycemic (3) and antidiabetic activity (4) has been confirmed.

Zucchini other studies

References___________________________________________

(1) The role of Cucurbita pepo in the management of patients affected by lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: A narrative review.  Damiano R, Cai T, Fornara P, Franzese CA, Leonardi R, Mirone V. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2016 Jul 4;88(2):136-43. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2016.2.136.

(2) Effect of phosphorylation on antioxidant activities of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo, Lady godiva) polysaccharide.  Song Y, Ni Y, Hu X, Li Q.  Int J Biol Macromol. 2015 Nov;81:41-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.07.055.

(3) Study on the hypoglycemic action of pumpkin extract in diabetic rat. Li QH, Tian Z, Cai TY. Acta Nutrimenta Sinica. 2001;25:34–36

(4) Flax and Pumpkin seeds mixture ameliorates diabetic nephropathy in rats.  Makni M, Sefi M, Fetoui H, Garoui el M, Gargouri NK, Boudawara T, Zeghal N.  Food Chem Toxicol. 2010 Aug-Sep;48(8-9):2407-12. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.05.079.