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*Anthelmintic activity: Ethanolic extract of seeds exhibited potent anthelmintic activity against tapeworm  (hymenolepis nana).[9]
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*Anthelmintic activity: Ethanolic extract of seeds exhibited potent anthelmintic activity against tapeworm  (hymenolepis nana).<ref>EE Elisha, HAA Twaji,NM Ali, JH Tarish, S Karim,M Al-Omari, The Anthelmintic Activity of Some Iraqi Plants of the Cucurbitaceae, International Journal of Crude Drug Research, Vol 25, Issue 3,1987, PP-153-157</ref>
*Antioxidant: Methanolic extract of leaves shown significant antioxidant activity in DPPH method.[10]
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*Antioxidant: Methanolic extract of leaves shown significant antioxidant activity in DPPH method.<ref>Neeraj Kant Sharma, Priyankayadav, Hemant Kumar Singh And Anil Kumar Shrivastava, In Vitro Antioxidant activity of Lagenaria siceraria leaves, Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical science, Vol 11, No.1,1-11(2013)</ref>
*Antistress and adaptogenic activity: Ethanolic extract of fruits shown  significant anti-stress activity in forced swimming endurance stress on swimming endurance time methods in albino rats.[11]
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*Antistress and adaptogenic activity: Ethanolic extract of fruits shown  significant anti-stress activity in forced swimming endurance stress on swimming endurance time methods in albino rats.<ref>B.V.S Lakshmi and M Sudhakar, Adaptogenic activity of Lagenaria siceraria, An experimental study using acute stress models on rats, Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2009,4(8)pp-300-306</ref>
*L.S juice is an excellent in cardiac problems, digestive, urinary problems and in diabetes. Dietary fibres present helps in constipation, flatulence and in piles.[12]
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*L.S juice is an excellent in cardiac problems, digestive, urinary problems and in diabetes. Dietary fibres present helps in constipation, flatulence and in piles.<ref>Rakesh P Prajapati, Manisha Kalariya, Sachin K parmar, Navin R sheth Phytochemical and pharmacological review of legenaria siceraria , J Ayurveda Integr Med . 2010 volume1/issue 4/ page 266-272 http://www.iaim.in/text.asp?20101/4/266-272/74431</ref>
    
=== Future research ===
 
=== Future research ===
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