Pumpkin flowers: apricot yellow, monoecious, solitary. The corolla lobes of male flowers are large and the apex is long and pointed; the calyx lobes of female flowers are leaf-shaped; the stigmas are three, enlarged and bilobed. The flower stalk is about 30 cm long. The torus is green, five-pointed and bell-shaped. The flower stalks, receptacles, and corollas can all be eaten. Peel the flower stems, remove the torus, and remove the pistils from the flowers. The rest can be eaten.

Pumpkin flowers are both vegetables and medicine. It clears away dampness and heat, reduces swelling and blood stasis, fights and prevents cancer, has auxiliary effects in the treatment of jaundice, dysentery, cough, carbuncle, conjunctivitis, mastitis and many other inflammatory diseases, and is often used as a health food. Practice has proven that its pollen can eliminate fatigue, enhance the fighting spirit of athletes, make the elderly regain their youthful vitality, make children grow smarter, and make the sick and weak recover as soon as possible. It has a certain auxiliary effect on the disease, and can also help adjust the nervous state and help improve insomnia. The rutin contained in it also has the auxiliary function of promoting blood vessel and heart function, promoting blood coagulation, and preventing bleeding.