Luffa has high nutritional and medicinal value, and its content of protein and calcium is much higher than that of ordinary melons and fruits. Chinese medicine believes that loofah has the functions of clearing away heat and relaxing bowels, cooling blood and detoxifying, activating collaterals and dredging menstruation, and can be used for sore throat, cough and asthma, bloody stool and other diseases. So, is loofah suitable for everyone? Are there any taboos when eating?

First, the taboo of eating loofah

1, loofah is cold, and it is easy to have diarrhea if you eat too much, especially if you have diarrhea due to internal cold.

2, loofah should not be eaten raw, you can cook it.

3, impotence should not eat more loofah.

4. People with spleen deficiency and pregnant women should use loofah seeds with caution.

5, yang deficiency, it is not easy to eat more loofah skin, so as not to cause nocturnal emission.

Second, eat loofah should pay attention to the collocation taboo.

1, Luffa+Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, easy to destroy the absorption of vitamin b 1: Luffa contains more vitamin b 1. If fried with loach, vitamin 8 1 catabolic enzymes in loach will destroy vitamin b 1.

2, Luffa+bamboo shoots, easy to destroy the human body's absorption and utilization of lake radish: Luffa should not be fried with bamboo shoots. Because loofah is rich in carotenoids. If you encounter bioactive substances in bamboo shoots. It will destroy the absorption and utilization of carotenoids by human body and reduce the nutritional value of loofah.

3. Luffa+liquor interferes with the absorption of vitamin b 1: Luffa is rich in vitamin b 1. Encountering with alcohol in liquor will interfere with the absorption and utilization of vitamin b 1. Reduce the therapeutic effect of loofah.