BusinessWeek speaks Of Pumpkin Remedies And Drug Trials:
The Great Pumpkin may offer salvation to diabetics. Pumpkins are a known source of antioxidants — but that’s not all. The giant fruit also contains a molecule that seems to help the pancreas regenerate insulin-producing cells destroyed by diabetes. When scientists at East China Normal University in Shanghai fed diabetic rats pumpkin extract for 30 days, levels of insulin in their blood returned almost to normal, as did the number of insulin-producing cells.