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pépins de courge

English translation: pumpkin seeds

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French term or phrase:pépins de courge
English translation:pumpkin seeds
Entered by: Jason Willis-Lee

08:52 Nov 5, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
French term or phrase: pépins de courge
Hi,
I´m working on a list of drug names from some physician verbatim responses to biomedical questionnaires. TIA, Jason.

permixon omexel mecir chibro proscar avodart xatral josir omix tadenan **pépins de courge** dysalfa hytrine zoxan lp 4 ou 8
Jason Willis-Lee
Spain
Local time: 03:59
pumpkin seeds
Explanation:
not sure about medical application!
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Valérie Lapotre (X)
France
Local time: 03:59
Grading comment
Thanks Valérie...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5pumpkin seeds
Valérie Lapotre (X)
4 +3squash seeds
Michael H G (X)
4Cucurbita pepo - marrow seed
jeny


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
pumpkin seeds


Explanation:
not sure about medical application!

Valérie Lapotre (X)
France
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks Valérie...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): Certainly sounds most natural in English, though "courge" is broader than "pumpkin". Squash seeds??
3 mins
  -> Merci
agree  Denise Idel: maybe it will help you more: http://www.royalaromatics.com/PDF/ORGANICLIST2006.pdf
4 mins
  -> Merci!
agree  Etienne Muylle Wallace: or courge seeds
6 mins
  -> Merci!
agree  Ryszard Matuszewski
1 hr
agree  siragui: Exactly right in this context.
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
squash seeds


Explanation:


Michael H G (X)
Mauritius
Local time: 05:59
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne C: pumpkin seed oil is used in medicine. C.www.pubmed.com
12 mins
  -> Merci Anne
agree  Debbie Tacium Ladry
1 hr
  -> Thanks Debbie
agree  Diane de Cicco: or marrow seeds for a Brit
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Diane
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cucurbita pepo - marrow seed


Explanation:

marrow / pumpkin/ squash seed - latin name : Cucurbita pepo

oil extracted from the seeds has great medicinal value. capsules available containing the extracts of the seed in the form of oil / powder......

Une huile anti-inflammatoire pour prévenir les infections de l’appareil digestif...

la courge a un effet laxatif ....


refer http://www.labo-hevea.com/fiche_produit.

jeny
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: Native in MalayalamMalayalam
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