effect of pumpkin's fruit on the urine volume, the cardiovascular system and the memory in healthy volunteers

ABSTRACT

A clinical trial was conducted in Sana'a on fifteen healthy male Yemeni volunteers to study the effect of pumpkin fruit on the 24-hour urinary volume, the blood pressure the pulse rate and the memory. 250 grams of pumpkin fruit formulated as a jam was consumed daily by the volunteers for seven days Pumpkin increased the mean 24-hour urinary volume significantly by 25%. The mean systolic blood pressure was decreased by 8% and the diastolic by 50%, while the mean pulse rate is increased by 24%. Moreover pumpkin fruit improved memory through a memory study. Unlike traditional diuretics pumpkin did not affect serum potassium urate, cholesterol and fasting blood sugar levels