Pumpkin protein may help diaper rash, yeast infections

October 29, 2009 - 10:33am

And you thought pumpkins were only good for pie. (Getty Images)

Kristi King, wtop.com

UNDATED - The jack-o-lantern you're carving might one day help eradicate diaper rash and yeast infections.

Researchers find proteins from pumpkin rinds also block the growth of several fungi that attack plant crops and may prove useful as an agricultural fungicide.

In the hunt for new antibiotics, scientists have turned to folk medicine. Pumpkins have been used in traditional medicines in China, Yugoslavia, Argentina, India, Mexico, and Korea.

The research is in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Kristi King, wtop.com

UNDATED - The jack-o-lantern you're carving might one day help eradicate diaper rash and yeast infections.

Researchers find proteins from pumpkin rinds also block the growth of several fungi that attack plant crops and may prove useful as an agricultural fungicide.

In the hunt for new antibiotics, scientists have turned to folk medicine. Pumpkins have been used in traditional medicines in China, Yugoslavia, Argentina, India, Mexico, and Korea.

The research is in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

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