Can loofah flowers be eaten?
Luffa flowers are edible.
Luffa flower is the stamen of Luffa, a cucurbitaceae plant, which can be eaten directly or used as a Chinese herbal medicine after drying.
How to make loofah flowers delicious
1, stir-fried towel gourd flower
Wash the towel gourd flower and roll it in water for about half a minute. Take it out and let it cool for later use. Take out the fungus in water for one minute and let it cool for later use. Pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil into the pot, add chopped green onion and stir-fry until the oil temperature is 80% hot, then add auricularia auricula and towel gourd flower and stir-fry in turn. Stir-fry for half a minute, then add the Cantonese sausage and continue to stir-fry. Stir-fry for about 4 minutes, add a little chicken essence and salt, and stir well before serving.
2, fried towel gourd flower
Wash the towel gourd flower, add proper amount of starch, water, eggs, salt and monosodium glutamate, and stir well. Put the towel gourd flower in the prepared starch and then put it in the oil pan. After frying, it can be taken out of the pan, and the excess oil can be eaten after draining.
3. Scrambled eggs with towel gourd flowers
Wash the towel gourd flower; Beat the eggs into a bowl and add a little salt to break them up. Put an appropriate amount of cooking oil into the pot, then put the egg liquid into the pot, stir-fry for a few times, then add the towel gourd flower, and finally add salt to taste.
Efficacy and function of towel gourd flower
Luffa flower is cool, and moderate consumption can relieve lung heat cough caused by heat toxin, and play a role in clearing away heat and detoxifying. In addition, the flower of Luffa also contains a lot of vitamins, protein and trace elements beneficial to human body. Therefore, soaking the flower of Luffa in water can supplement nutrition and improve human immunity. In addition, the towel gourd flower can be pounded and applied externally to relieve trauma, swelling and pain.
Does towel gourd flower soak in water have side effects?
Under normal circumstances, drinking loofah flower water has no obvious toxic and side effects on human body, but excessive consumption of loofah flower is bad for human body. Because the flower of towel gourd is cool, excessive consumption will stimulate the spleen and stomach, which will easily lead to diarrhea and abdominal pain. In addition, as a traditional Chinese medicine, Luffa flower can not be eaten for a long time, otherwise it will lead to the accumulation of medicinal properties in the body, which is not good for health.
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