Speaking of loofah, everyone is familiar with it. Many people will regard loofah as a dish they often eat in summer to clear away heat and relieve summer heat and refresh their minds. Chinese medicine believes that loofah is a treasure all over the body, whether it is melon meat, melon skin, melon pedicle, melon seeds, or loofah that people often use to brush pots and wash dishes, it has the function of clearing away heat and reducing swelling. No matter where the heat toxin stays in the whole body, eating loofah can generally achieve a good therapeutic effect.
As a nutritious low-calorie food, Luffa can not only regulate human metabolism and help people lose weight, but also contain abundant vitamin B 1 and vitamin C, which can eliminate facial plaque and make skin smoother and whiter. The juice of loofah vine and loofah stem has the functions of beauty, wrinkle removal and skin elasticity, and cannot be wasted.
In addition, Luffa flower can be used to treat lung heat cough, Luffa leaf can be used to treat dermatitis and relieve skin itching, Luffa vine can treat chronic bronchitis, Luffa root can relieve the symptoms of sinusitis to a certain extent, and Luffa meat can strengthen the brain and refresh the mind, which is not only beneficial to children's brain development, but also can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease when eaten at ordinary times.
Luffa is especially suitable for patients with high uric acid gout!
The purine content of luffa is low per 100g luffa 1 1.4mg, which is safe for people with high uric acid and gout.
Secondly, Luffa is a kind of vegetable with high water content, which contains a certain amount of potassium, which can help uric acid excretion to some extent.
Finally, loofah can also be used as medicine!
Medicinal part: loofah sponge
Luffa sponge is a natural vascular tissue with fibrous network structure obtained by peeling and removing seeds from mature Luffa fruit. Traditional Chinese medicine often uses it as medicine, which has the effects of dredging meridians, detoxifying and detumescence.
There are generally two kinds of loofah: one is ordinary old loofah peeled and dried; The other is to take Guangdong Luffa and dry it with the skin.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Luffa Loofah is good at expelling wind and dredging collaterals, promoting blood circulation into the liver and dredging collaterals, so it is often used to treat rheumatic joint pain, namely gout, with diuretic, repercussive, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hypolipidemic, hypoglycemic and myocardial ischemia functions. Drinking loofah tea regularly can not only relieve the pain during gout attack, promote uric acid excretion, but also prevent complications such as hyperlipidemia, diabetes and heart disease.