Pumpkin Seed Oil: An Alternative Medicine

Pumpkin seed oil has long been considered as an ingredient for its nutritional and medicinal values for the prevention ofvarious ailments, especially for prostate diseases. In addition, several studies have suggested the crucial roles andeffectiveness of pumpkin seed oil in the treatment of diabetes, anxiety and even cancer. Pumpkin seed oil is being used inseveral countries worldwide including North America, Mexico, India and China. This review highlights thecharacterization, properties and use of pumpkin seed oil from various pumpkin species against several diseasespathophysiologies. We strongly believe that this review will provide overall insights to the chemists, biologists andresearchers on the roles of pumpkin seed oil extracts that possess promising biological activities.