Aniseed loofah: sweet in taste, cool in nature, enters the liver and stomach meridian, has the functions of clearing away heat and cooling blood, detoxifying and laxative, dispelling wind and reducing phlegm, moisturizing and beautifying the skin, dredging meridians, promoting blood circulation, releasing breast milk, and conditioning. It can also be used to treat irregular menstruation and other symptoms. It can also be used to treat fever, polydipsia, phlegm and cough, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, metrorrhagia, vaginal discharge, bloody stranguria, sores and carbuncles, and lactation in women.