Crescentia cujete

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Crescentia
Crescentia cujete
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Crescentia L. Species: C. cujete
Binomial name
Crescentia cujete

Crescentia cujete, also known as the calabash tree is a plant native to Cental and South America.

• Is a dicotyledonous plant with tripinnate leaves.

[edit] Ethnomedical Uses

• The parts used include the fruit and seeds.

• A fruit decoction is taken orally to treat diarrhea, stomachache, colds, bronchitis, cough, asthma, and urethritis.

• The leaves are used to treat hypertension.