Medicinal part

Sexual taste

efficacy

loofah

Fresh and tender fruits of plants; Or frost queen

Dry and ripe fruit (skull)

Sweet; Sexual coolness

Clearing heat and resolving phlegm; Cooling blood and detoxifying

Luffa seed

Seeds of plants

Bitter taste; Sexual cold

Clearing heat; Lishui; Relaxation; expel insects

Luffa root

Roots of plants

Sweet; Slightly bitter; Sexual cold

Promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals; clear heat and detoxicate

luffa leaf

Leaves of plants

Bitter taste; Slight cold

Clearing away heat and toxic materials; Stop bleeding; drive away summer heat

Luffa skin

The skin of a plant.

Sweet; Sexual coolness

clear heat and detoxicate

loofah

Vascular bundles of mature fruits of plants

Bitter taste; Sexual coolness

Activating menstruation; Detoxification and detumescence

Luffa flower

Flowers of plants

Sweet; Slightly bitter; Sexual cold

Clearing away heat and toxic materials; reduce phlegm and stop coughing

Luffa pedicle

Guati of plants

Bitter taste; Slight cold

Clearing away heat and toxic materials; Resolving phlegm and relieving convulsion

Luffa vine

Plant stem

Bitter taste; Slight cold

Relaxing tendons and promoting blood circulation; Cough and phlegm; Detoxification and disinfestation