Let's learn about the advantages and disadvantages of eating loofah.
First, the nutritional value of towel gourd
The most distinctive feature of Luffa is its high content of trace element selenium, which is 0.86 micrograms per 100 grams, almost exceeding all melons.
Selenium is an essential trace element for human body, which can enhance immunity, improve eyesight, prevent cancer and prolong life.
The melon meat of loofah is green and transparent, whether it is fried or made into soup.
Rat meat and vegetarian food are pure and delicious.
For example, tomato and towel gourd soup is prepared by heating the oil to 60% heat, adding 500 ml of fresh soup to boil, adding towel gourd slices and tomato slices, and adding seasoning when cooked.
Second, the benefits of eating loofah
Luffa is sweet in taste and cool in nature. It enters the liver and stomach meridians, and has the functions of clearing away summer heat and cooling blood, detoxicating and relaxing bowels, expelling wind and resolving phlegm, moistening muscles and beautifying, dredging meridians, promoting blood circulation, discharging milk and regulating irregular menstruation.
Luffa also has the functions of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, cooling blood to stop bleeding, beautifying and resisting cancer, and can treat diseases such as soreness of bones and muscles and hematochezia.
Luffa is rich in B vitamins and has the function of strengthening the brain. It also contains saponins, which has a certain cardiotonic effect.
Third, the characteristics of loofah
Luffa is cultivated in all parts of China, regardless of soil.
There are also many varieties of loofah, such as linear loofah, which is slender in shape, thicker in the middle and lower parts, with green skin, wrinkles and longitudinal stripes.
Towel gourd, shaped like a wooden stick, weighs about 250 grams and is about 40 centimeters long.
What is more special is the newly imported white towel gourd, which is jade white with hidden lines. The weight of a single melon is 0.5-2 kg, the skin is thin and tender, the fiber is less, the meat is thick and the taste is sweet.
Fourth, precautions for eating loofah
Luffa is cold in nature, and has the function of smoothing intestines and controlling diarrhea. People with deficiency of spleen and stomach should eat it carefully.
Loofah is also not suitable for eating in large quantities, and eating too much will damage yang.
It is recommended to eat 1 to 2 pieces a day.