pumpkin juice from the flower, heated in olive oil, serves as a cure for ear infections, while a massage with boiled pumpkin meat treats rheumatism, and a tea made with rainwater soothes stomach ulcers.  along with wild zucchini and squash it treats uterine infections and menstrual disorders.

the whole watercress plant cooked in goats milk will treat a stomach ulcer, while a tea or syrup made from the plant helps calm bronco-pulmonary disorders.     when combined with cinnamon, cocklebur, cloves, fennel, pomegranate and sarsaparilla, it helps to combat liver aliments.