摘要
Progression of today’s world has been given setback due to the adversity of a novel, viral, deadly outbreak COVID 19,which raised the concerns of the scientists, researchers and health related officials about the inherent and adaptiveimmune system of the living body and its relation with healthy diet balanced with pharma foods. Now world is comingout of the destructive pandemic era, the choice of right food can help to build and boost adaptive immunity andpumpkin due to excellent profile of functional and nutraceutical constituents could be the part of both infected andnon-infected person’s daily diet. Vitamins like A, C and E, minerals like zinc, iron and selenium, essential oils, peptides,carotenoids and polysaccharides present in pumpkin could accommodate the prevailing deficiencies in the bodyto fought against the viral pathogens. In current post COVID 19 scenario adequate supply of healthy diet, balancedwith pharma foods could play a basic role in boosting immune system of the populations. This review covers thepharmacological activities of pumpkin functional constituents in relation with COVID 19 pandemic. Pumpkins are wellequipped with nutraceuticals and functional bioactives like tocopherols, polyphenols, terpenoids and lutein therefore,consumption and processing of this remarkable vegetable could be encouraged as pharma food due to its antihyperlipidemic, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycemic, immunomodulatory, antihypertensive, antimicrobial andantioxidant potential. Need of healthy eating in current post COVID 19 period is very crucial for healthy population,and medicinal foods like pumpkin could play a vital role in developing a healthy community around the globe.
