Eating about 50 grams of pumpkin seeds every day, both raw and cooked, can effectively prevent and treat prostate diseases. This is because the prostate gland secretes hormones by fatty acids, and pumpkin seeds are rich in fatty acids, which can keep the prostate gland functioning well. The scientific papers published by American researchers also pointed out that "eating a handful of pumpkin seeds every day can treat prostate hypertrophy, and make the symptoms of the second stage return to the initial stage, which obviously improves the condition of the third stage, because the active ingredients in pumpkin seeds can eliminate the swelling of the prostate at the initial stage, and at the same time, there are suggestions for preventing prostate cancer: cucurbitacin is a useful anthelmintic identity. Proper amount of raw pumpkin seeds, chewed with shells, can drive ascaris; Stir-fried pumpkin seeds are finely ground, and honey is added to drive tapeworms.

In addition, employees who are in high temperature or engaged in soul emergency work need enough B vitamins and chew pumpkin seeds at any time, which can alleviate soul emergency and improve temperature tolerance. Patients with stomach heat should eat less, otherwise they will feel abdominal distension and tightness.