The efficacy and function of loofah, the eating methods and taboos of loofah

Do you know about loofah? It is the vascular bundle of the dried fruit of the Cucurbitaceae plant loofah, that is, the silk net inside the loofah fruit. Every summer, when the loofah fruit is ripe, it is taken out and dried. The pulp and seeds are removed to get the loofah net. So what are the effects and functions of loofah net? How should it be eaten in normal times? Let me talk about these issues for you.

The efficacy and function of loofah

1. Loofah can clear away heat and resolve phlegm

Clearing heat and resolving phlegm is one of the important functions of loofah. It tastes sweet and cold in nature, is sweet, cold and moist, and can clear heat and enter the lung meridian. People can clear lung heat and dilute phlegm after eating it. It has good therapeutic effects on human cough and asthma.

2. Loofah can cool blood and stop bleeding

Luffa loofah is cold and heat-clearing, and has a significant cooling effect on blood, especially after it is burned into charcoal, the hemostatic effect is very obvious. It has a significant therapeutic effect on various bleeding diseases such as blood in stool, uterine bleeding, vomiting blood, and coughing up blood, and the hemostatic effect is very good.

3. Loofah can cure rheumatism and arthralgia

Luffa can dispel wind and dampness, and can also promote blood circulation and activate collaterals. It has a good therapeutic effect on human rheumatic bone pain, rheumatic arthralgia, poor limb movement, joint swelling and pain and other symptoms. During treatment, luffa can be used together with Chinese medicinal materials such as angelica and Millettia reticulata.

How to eat loofah and its taboos

After being used as medicine, loofah can be boiled and taken as a decoction. It is usually used as a food therapy ingredient. When eaten, it can be made into soup with ingredients such as pig's trotters and crucian carp. In addition, loofah can be boiled into soup with white silkworm, white poria, white chrysanthemum, red dates and other ingredients. It can also lighten people's facial spots and play a significant whitening role. Loofah is the best, but there are some taboos when taking it. It is slightly toxic and it is not easy to take it in excess. Taking it in excess will cause some adverse reactions to the human body.