There is now much hype surrounding the supposedly “pharmacological effects” from swallowing capsules containing a flour made from the dried fruits, but we derive much greater pleasure from eating a well cooked “pepino de rellenar”, or caigua or achojcha as the fruit is known in mountainous areas of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Stuffed cucumbers are a delicacy, and if you have travelled in the Andes, you may have come across something even better, namely a dish made from the fruits of Cyclanthera pedata – also a cucurbit – which grow a big cavity wanting to be filled with other food stuffs as if to prove “intelligent design”. QUINTAIS IMORTAIS: Caigua (Cyclanthera pedata, Curcubitaceae). Teodoro Medina, se ha implementado por primera vez el cultivo de ch La caigua o caihua (del quechua qaywa) es una hortaliza de la familia de las cucurbit. En el distrito de Capiibary, departamento de San Pedro, comunidad San Blas, en la propiedad del Sr. La variedad silvestre.Ĭuenta de nuestro acercamiento, como familia como “Unidad productiva”, al cultivo de caigua, zapallo, pepinillo, lechuga, col china, tomate. Jugo de Conserva esta siendo exportado a Europa. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cyclanthera pedata.Que se fomenta el cultivo de alimentos para beb. 'Evidence of Botanical Diversity and Species Continuity from Chancay Sites in The Huaura Valley, Peru1'.

^ Nelson, Kit Bellido Cerda, Enrique (2010).

The Spirit of Ancient Peru: Treasures from the Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera. Studies on the constituents of Cyclanthera pedata (caigua) seeds: isolation and characterization of six new Cucurbitacin glycosides.” J. “Isolation and primary structures of seven serine proteinase inhibitors from Cyclanthera pedata seeds.” Biochim. Phenolic compounds, antioxidant activity and in vitro inhibitory potential against key enzymes relevant for hyperglycemia and hypertension of commonly used medicinal plants, herbs and spices in Latin America. “Studies on the constituents of Cyclanthera pedata fruits: isolation and structure elucidation of new flavonoid glycosides and their antioxidant activity.” J. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 34(2), 295–304. Analysis of flavonoids from Cyclanthera pedata fruits by liquid chromatography/electrospray mass spectrometry.

^ a b Carbone, V., Montoro, P., De Tommasi, N., & Pizza, C.

World Vegetables: Principles, Production, and Nutritive Values (2nd ed.). Determination of the mineral composition of Caigua (Cyclanthera pedata) and evaluation using multivariate analysis.

^ a b Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) see: achoqcha.Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation.

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^ a b c d Innovation, National Research Council (U S.

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^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved.

Remains of this species have also been found buried in archaeological sites on the Peruvian coast.

The Moche culture often depicted this species in their ceramics.

Cultivo de caigua pdf