Pumpkin seed, or pepita, oil has several health benefits. A 2008 study published in the journal “Phytotherapy Research” revealed that supplementing with the oil can lower both cholesterol and blood pressure. The oil also is a rich source of omega-6 fatty acids and vitamins E and K. Pumpkin seed oil has been linked to positive effects on hair growth, especially in men. One study found that men who took 400 milligrams of pumpkin seed oil every day for 24 weeks actually had 40 percent more hair growth than men in the placebo group. No adverse effects were found.
English Name : Pumpkin Seed Oil
Urdu Name : Kaddu ka Tael
Botanical Name : Curcurbita Pepo
Clear Yellow Liquid
Sweet and Typical Fennel Odor
0.3%
103
0.5%
0.2Mq
1.481-1.490
175
0.919-0.923
1%
Storage: Store in a cool dry place protected from light
Shelf Life:1 year when it opened from its original sealed packing.
Packing: 200Kgs Food Graded Iron Drums
The fatty acids in this healthy oil assist in maintaining smooth skin tone and will help speed up the repair of dry, flaky and irritated skin. They are also important for proper moisture levels within the epidermis and normalizing skin’s oil production.
Vitamin E, especially the gamma-tocopherol version found in good concentrations in pumpkin seed oil, and carotenoids like beta-carotene, are powerful antioxidants for protecting your skin from damage and reducing the signs of aging.
Vitamin E, especially the gamma-tocopherol version found in good concentrations in pumpkin seed oil, and carotenoids like beta-carotene, are powerful antioxidants for protecting your skin from damage and reducing the signs of aging.
It is actually so good for the skin, some practitioners even recommend applying it directly to your face as a treatment. While people have reported positive results with this, taking the oil regularly would seem more important for skin health than going for the green face look. Our skin is one of the most obvious reflections on our health and nutritional intake and a good pumpkin seed oil can help play a part in improving that reflection.
Alongside its beneficial fatty acids and other antioxidants, cold pressed pumpkin seed oil usually contains high levels zeaxanthin. Zeaxanthin is a antioxidant carotenoid that has been shown to protect our eye’s retina from both UV and blue light damage. Because of this, it may help reduce the risk of macular degeneration, a very common problem for older people, and improve visual acuity in general.Since it can be hard to find in food sources,
Still, it is good to be able to add protecting our vision to the many other pumpkin seed oil health benefits
Pumpkin seed oil is often included in products designed to alleviate bladder problems and urinary incontinence. In older men, this issue is often related to an enlarged prostate and it’s DHT blocking properties may help reduce the problem.
But in older women, bladder problems are usually caused by a weakening of the bladder sphincter and pelvic floor. Taking the oil daily can help,
Both an enlarged prostate and male pattern baldness are believed to result, at least in large part, from an overproduction of DHT. The same beta-sitosterol, delta-7-sterine (and perhaps yet unidentified compounds) in pumpkin seed oil that reduces DHT’s affect on the prostate cells, may also help prevent it having a negative affect on our hair follicles.