Talk:Pumpkin seed oil

Destruction
The following statement was found under "Culinary uses" Using it as a cooking oil, however, destroys its essential fatty acids. with a reference which did not discuss destruction of essential fatty acids when used as a cooking oil. Interestingly enough, however, the reference did suggest that roasting the seeds destroys the fatty acids. This would mean that no oil could be extracted from roasted seeds. However, the article states that the oil is extracted from roasted seeds. (The reference also seems to be a sort of advertising copy.) Therefore, I have tagged the reference as unreliable, and the statement as not supported by the reference. Jay L09 (talk) 20:13, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Jay you are misunderstanding fatty acids, which is not the same as oil. -- Softlavender (talk) 12:17, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

"German" folklore?
There is a paragraph that I find odd:


 * "Pumpkin seed oil, commonly prescribed in German folk medicine, remedies parasitic infestations of the intestinal tract such as tapeworms.[citation needed]"

Besides lacking citation, I find it hardly unlikely that this is a matter of "German folk medicine". Pumpkin seed oil is not widely used in Germany. The original poster probably was talking about Austria; and I think that there should really be a distinction made between the two. Of course, since there is no citation, the paragraph could also be cleared. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zydake (talk • contribs) 13:16, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

It is also used in Croatia (where it is called bučino ulje) mostly for prostate problems http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bu%C4%8Dino_ulje, but also as a remedy of tapeworm problems. They produce and use the oil in both Slovenia and Croatia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.60.119.157 (talk) 12:39, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

In Russia it is used in veterinary practice for all kinds of tapeworms. --Dignitee (talk) 07:59, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Linolenic acid disambiguation
I have cleared the disabiguation needed tag from linolenic acid in the table. The reference from which the information was gleaned did not distinguish between the alpha and gamma isomers, but merely gave a single number for the total of all octatrienoic acids. (This is also typical of UDSA practice) — Jay L09 (talk) 11:54, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Additional Information Sources
Please check whether the pumpkin seed oil blog can be added to the Wikipedia text as an additional source of information: www.pumpkinseedoil.cc/pumpkin-seed-oil-blog  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.95.7.115 (talk) 13:24, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Typically, blogs and commercial websites are not appropriate references for Wikipedia content. Please see WP:RS for details.  Deli nk (talk) 12:56, 3 October 2017 (UTC)