This is a variety of loofah. This kind of loofah is actually called: ribbed loofah. People in some areas call it "eight-ridged melon" and "Guangdong loofah". Some people in the vegetable market also call it "Japanese loofah". Yes, there are many names.

1. Eating some loofah can whiten your skin. In summer, the skin is prone to damage and darkening. Eating some loofah is helpful for this situation. Luffa can replenish water, provide a variety of vitamins, and inhibit melanin deposition.

2. Eating loofah can clear away heat and detoxify. It is cold in nature and can remove accumulated heat toxins in the human body. It can also add a lot of water to the human body, so that toxins in the body can be excreted from the body with sweat and urine. Regular consumption can play a good role in clearing away heat and detoxifying, and can prevent the occurrence of various symptoms of internal heat in humans.

3. Eating loofah can help prevent allergies. The tissue fluid of loofah contains epsomal glycolic acid, which is an anti-allergic ingredient. After absorption, it can improve the anti-allergic ability and reduce the occurrence of allergic symptoms.

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Luffa has many health care effects

Luffa is sweet and cool in nature. It enters the liver and stomach meridian, clears heat, cools blood, and detoxifies. It has the functions of defecation, dispelling wind and phlegm, moisturizing and beautifying the skin, unblocking the meridians, promoting blood circulation, releasing breast milk, regulating irregular menstruation, etc. It can also be used to treat fever, polydipsia, phlegm, asthma, cough, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, metrorrhagia, and vaginal discharge. It can be used to treat diseases such as vaginal discharge, bloody stranguria, sores and carbuncles, and women's lactation insufficiency.

1. Anti-scurvy. Luffa contains high vitamin C content, which can be used to combat scurvy and prevent various vitamin C deficiencies.

2. Brain strengthening and beautifying. Due to the high content of vitamin B in loofah, it is beneficial to the brain development of children and the brain health of middle-aged and elderly people. The juice of the loofah cane has the special function of maintaining skin elasticity and can beautify and remove wrinkles.

3. Anti-viral and anti-allergic. Luffa extract 266--Vegetables 2014.4 has a significant preventive effect on the Japanese encephalitis virus. An anti-allergic substance is also extracted from the luffa tissue culture fluid. Epsom root alkyd has a strong anti-allergic effect.

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