Is bitter loofah good to eat? What are the effects and functions of bitter loofah?

There are many types of loofahs, but have you ever eaten bitter loofah? Is it good for us if we eat bitter loofah?

Other names:

Luffa, Tianluo, Miangua, Bugua, Tianluogua. Nature and flavor: Cool in nature, sweet in taste; enters the lung and liver meridians.

Element:

This product contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin C, saponins, plant mucus, xylan gum, etc.

Indications:

It can clear away heat and resolve phlegm, cool blood and detoxify, relieve summer heat and relieve restlessness, and promote blood circulation and activate collaterals. It is mainly used to treat fever, thirst, phlegm, asthma, cough, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, sores, carbuncle, and women's milk retention. Do's and Don'ts: Do not take it if you have spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, or diarrhea.

The therapeutic effect of loofah

1. Anti-scurvy: Loofah has a high content of vitamin C, containing 8 mg per 100 grams. It can be used to fight scurvy and prevent various vitamin C deficiencies.

2. Brain health and beauty. Since the content of vitamin B1 in loofah is also high, it is beneficial to the brain development of children and the brain health of the middle-aged and elderly. The juice of the loofah vine has the special function of maintaining skin elasticity and can beautify and remove wrinkles. 3. Anti-virus and anti-allergic. Loofah extract (Lo43) has a significant preventive effect on Japanese encephalitis virus. If Lo43 is injected before infection, the protection rate can reach 60% to 80%. An anti-allergic substance, bryonic acid, is also extracted from the loofah tissue culture medium, which has a strong anti-allergic effect.

The reason why loofah tastes bitter is that its pollen has been stung by bees that have been stung by bitter melon pollen, so loofah tastes bitter. Let me tell you a joke. Two years ago, I planted bitter melon, loofah, beans and other vegetables on the ceiling of my house, but the loofah I planted tasted bitter. At first, we also felt very strange. Loofah is sweet, so why is it a little bitter? The vegetables we grow are not dewormed or pesticided, so why does the loofah we grow go bad? We thought about it and couldn't figure it out. Later, I went to the ceiling to see that there were bees stinging in various pollens. It turned out that the bees stung the bitter melon powder and then the loofah powder, so the loofah tasted a little bitter. There is no other reason.