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Background: Cucurbitaceae is a wide range of vegetable with various species used in different parts of world. The most commonly used species include bottle gourds, Zucchini, etc. The bitter variants of these vegetables contain cucurbitacin, a toxin which can lead to gastrointestinal bleeding and necrosis.
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