Pumpkin seed powder boasts disease-fighting and immune-enhancing potential, thanks to its wealth of bioactive compounds and antioxidants. Phenolic acids, flavonoids, tannins, and tocopherols (vitamin E) are natural antioxidants and bioactive components found in pumpkin seeds.
The seeds of pumpkins and many other vine crops are believed to contain a deworming com- pound called cucurbitacin, which has been used to expel tapeworms and roundworms in domestic livestock species for years.