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Cucurbitaceae: A Family of Gourd & their botany, origin and distribution

Sanjeet Kumar sanjeet.biotech@gamil.com Cucurbits belong to the family Cucurbitaceae, consist of about 118 genera and 825 species worldwide (Jeffrey 1990). Cucurbits are believed to be most primitive plant family and species are mostly utilized as vegetables by human beings. Research indicated that the fruits have been used since ancient civilization to modern era in same rate. The evolutionary changes have happened in only palatability. The earlier human beings / races of different parts of the world were observed the nutritional importance and started to use the techniques to remove bitter components. Traditional methods were adopted generation to generation to make wild plants more edible. The earliest records of human use of edible cucurbits have come from Mexico. The earlier evidenced traced out that the people of China started the domestication of some cucurbits, which reflect its origin of species too. Such cucurbits was belongs to genus Citrullus , Cucurbita and L

Antimicrobial activity and Pharmacological values of wild cucurbits

Sanjeet Kumar sanjeet.biotech@gmail.com   Antimicrobial activity and Pharmacological values of wild Cucurbits   Many infectious diseases are known to the treated with herbal remedies throughout the history of mankind. Plants still continue to be almost the exclusive sources of antimicrobial compounds for the majority of the world’s population. The WHO reported that 60 % of the traditional medicine and a major part of the traditional therapies involve using of plant parts as anti-microbial agents. Therefore over the last decade there has been rapid growth in the use of alternative medicines, which are also the key compounds in future clinical microbiological and pharmacological research. Plant materials have been a valuable source of natural products for maintaining human health and the use of plant compounds for pharmaceutical purposes has gradually increased in throughout the world and particular in India. In India, there are various evidences are observed / reported tha