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Fruits and vegetables: the medicinal and nutritional value of pumpkin leaves. (Eweroko ). Pumpkin leaves, most commonly referred to by its igbo name “ugu”, naturally comes packed with a generous amount of calcium, iron, potassium, vitamin a, b2, c and e. A regular consumption of a soup or salad bowl of this edible leafy vegetable can aid the treatment of sexual health issues like low sperm count in men, and production of breast-milk in women. It helps in the slowing down of memory and aging health conditions like nervous disorders, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Pumpkin leaves, when juiced and drunk, promotes the production of blood by facilitating the increase of hemoglobin and red blood cells, as well as reduces the level of blood sugar in the body.