Luffa leaves can cure livestock diseases. Let's see what effects luffa leaves have.

In fact, the clever use of loofah can be a good treatment for animal diseases. Let me tell you about it in detail below:

1. Loofah

Luffa, also known as Tianluo, Mangua, Diaogua, Bugua, is an annual climbing herb of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is native to Southeast Asia and was introduced to my country in the Ming Dynasty. It is a favorite daily vegetable. The various nutrients contained in luffa are higher than those in vegetable foods. Every 100 grams of pulp contains 92.9 grams of water, 1.5 grams of protein, 4.5 grams of carbohydrates, 0.1 grams of fat, 0.5 grams of crude fiber, 8.0 milligrams of vitamin C, 0.32 milligrams of carotene, 156.0 milligrams of potassium, 3.7 milligrams of sodium, 28.0 milligrams of calcium, 11.0 milligrams of magnesium, 45.0 milligrams of phosphorus, and 0.8 milligrams of iron. Luffa has high medicinal value, and the whole body can be used as medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that loofah is cool in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, dredging meridians, promoting blood circulation, beautifying and anti-cancer. It can also treat symptoms such as phlegm, cough, milk stagnation, fever, thirst, muscle and bone pain, and bloody stools.

Loofah value:

Luffa is rich in various nutrients. The protein content alone is 1 to 2 times higher than that of cucumber and winter melon, and the calcium content is also 1 to 2 times higher than that of other melons. Luffa contains vitamin B1 that prevents skin aging and vitamin C that whitens the skin. It can protect the skin, eliminate plaques, and make the skin white and tender. It is a rare beauty product, so luffa juice is known as "beauty water". Luffa's unique interferon inducer can stimulate the body to produce interferon, play an anti-viral, anti-cancer and anti-cancer role. Luffa also contains saponins, which have a certain cardiotonic effect. Studies have shown that luffa juice also has the effects of cleaning skin care and beauty, and can play a certain role in treating skin pigmentation. The saponins, luffa bitters, mucilage, wood glue, citrulline, xylan and other substances contained in it have certain health care effects on the human body.

The whole body of loofah is a treasure. Its seeds, leaves, flowers, vines, roots and nets can all be used. The nets are often used to treat chest and rib pain and breast pain and swelling caused by qi and blood stagnation. The loofah vine is often used to promote blood circulation, remove phlegm and relieve cough. Experts have found that the juice of the loofah vine stem has the special function of beauty and wrinkle removal. The loofah grains can be used to treat irregular menstruation, constant back pain, laxative, food accumulation and jaundice. The loofah peel is mainly used to treat sores and boils. The loofah flower clears away heat and detoxifies. The loofah leaves can be taken internally to clear away heat and relieve fever, and can be used externally to reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, and treat prickly heat and carbuncle. The loofah roots also have the effects of reducing inflammation and killing bacteria, removing dead tissue and promoting muscle regeneration. The old loofah is dried and made into a medicinal material called loofah nets, which are good at promoting blood circulation and are used to treat chest and rib pain, muscle and bone pain and other symptoms.

Loofah can treat animal diseases

1. Treat fistula with loofah leaf packing. Fistula is common in rural veterinary clinics. This disease is difficult to treat and does not heal for a long time, which seriously affects the health and service of livestock. Most of the treatments for this disease are surgical eradication, but due to the limited conditions in rural areas, surgical treatment is difficult, and this disease often causes a lot of bleeding during surgery. The use of loofah leaf packing can make up for the above shortcomings. The operation method is to first wash the loofah leaves with water, remove the hard stems, chop and mash them into mud. First, perform routine disinfection on the opening of the fistula, and rinse the lumen with physiological saline. Then plug the loofah leaf mud into the pipe to fill the lumen, close the pipe mouth with cotton, and add a bandage or stick it with tape. Remove the cotton after two days to facilitate the outflow of the packing. After 10 to 15 days, fresh granulation will grow and scab will heal.

2. Luffa leaf treatment for pig eczema If pigs suffer from eczema, it usually occurs in summer and autumn. The disease manifests itself in the early stage of skin flushing, swelling, and inflammation, followed by flat papules, and some form small blisters or pus. Pigs rub hard because of the itchiness, resulting in hair loss or bleeding on the skin. In severe cases, it leads to loss of appetite, poor spirits, and weight loss. The method of using luffa leaf for treatment is to mash the luffa leaf and apply the juice to the affected area until the skin turns red. Scrub once every two days, and do this 2 to 3 times in a row, and it will be cured.