Luffa is generally not recommended to continue eating when it is old, because its appearance has hardened at this time, and many meridians have grown out, which makes it cough up. But you can use the old loofah to soak in water, which is very effective for people suffering from rheumatism. According to the record in Shandong Manual of Chinese Herbal Medicine: Luffa sponge15g, Lonicera japonica Thunb. 24g, Radix Clematidis12g, Caulis Spatholobi15g, decocted in water, which has a certain effect on rheumatic joint pain.

First, can loofah continue to be eaten when it is old?

Luffa can't be eaten when it is old, because its appearance has hardened, and it has many meridians, which makes it cough up, so it is not recommended to eat. Although the old loofah is not recommended as a dish, it is still very good to soak in water and has a good effect on people with rheumatism.

Second, the common formula of old loofah

1, treatment of chest and hypochondriac pain: 9 grams of fried sponge gourd, 9 grams of red peony root, 9 grams of white peony root, 9 grams of corydalis tuber and 6 grams of green tangerine peel. Decoct. (Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine)

2, treatment of chest pain and heart pain: Luffa15g, Orange Colla 3g, Salvia miltiorrhiza10g, Allium macrostemon12g. Decoct with water. (Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine 1979)

3, cure cough and phlegm, chest and hypochondriac pain: the old loofah is burning and fine. Mix sugar, 2g each time, 2~3 times a day, and take it with warm water. ("Food Chinese Medicine and Convenient Prescriptions")

4. Treatment of rheumatic joint pain: Luffa sponge15g, Lonicera japonica Thunb. 24g, Clematis chinensis12g, Spatholobus suberectus15g. Decoct with water. (Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Shandong)

5, treatment of arm pain: Luffa 10 g, 6 g of Gentiana macrophylla, 3 g of Notopterygium, 4.5 g of safflower, decocted in water. (Selected Prescriptions for Common Diseases by Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

6. Hemiplegia after treatment of middle wind: Luffa sponge, Achyranthes bidentata each10g, Mulberry Branch and Astragalus each 30g. Decoct with water. (Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine 1979)

7, there is no way to cure milk: 30 grams of loofah and 60 grams of figs. Stewed pig's trotters or pork clothes. (Annals of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine 1979)

8, treatment of intestinal gas pain, rushing around the navel: loofah, burning research. Every time you take San Qian, the hot wine is adjusted. (Study on the Usage of Materia Medica)

9. Treatment of acute mastitis and furuncle: 9 grams of Luffae Fructus and 9 grams of Cortex Moutan, 0/5g of Flos Lonicerae and 0/5g of Herba Taraxaci, and 0/2g of fried Fructus Aurantii. Decoct. (Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine)

10, eczema treatment: 60 grams of loofah sponge. Decoct in water and smoke the affected area. (Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Shandong)

1 1, treatment of hemorrhoid, leakage and proctoptosis: loofah sponge, burning. In the same year, lime and realgar were used as the end, and pig bile, chicken egg white and sesame oil were mixed, and the paste was only collected. (Study on the Usage of Materia Medica)

12, for edema and ascites: 60 grams of loofah sponge. Decoct with water. (Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Shandong)

13, the treatment of menstruation is not good: Luffa sponge (calcined and ground), every15g, under wine. ("One-sided Selection of (Yufu) Creek")