Luffa is rich in nutrients, including protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B 1 and vitamin C, as well as saponin, plant mucus, xylose gum, bitter substance of Luffa, citrulline, etc. Every100g of towel gourd contains protein1.4 ~1.5g, fat 0. 1 g, carbohydrate 4.3 ~ 4.5g, crude fiber 0.3 ~ 0.5g, ash 0.5g and calcium1.

Efficacy and function of towel gourd

1, clearing away heat and cooling blood: Luffa is sweet and cool, and has the effects of clearing away heat and cooling blood, resolving phlegm and detoxifying after eating, which is very suitable for people who are hot and thirsty during fever and dry mouth in hot summer.

2, lactation: Luffa can play a role in lactation is Luffa, Luffa is the vascular bundle of the fruit of Luffa, which has the function of passing through meridians, cooling blood and detoxifying, and can cure qi and blood block, meridian obstruction and other diseases.

3. beauty beauty: Luffa juice is known as "Beauty Water". Regular drinking can clean skin, remove skin oil, replenish moisture, tender skin, remove fine wrinkles and improve rough and dry skin.

4. Menstruation: Luffa has a regulating effect on women's menstrual disorder. Burning it into ashes with brown sugar, salted boiled water, yellow wine, etc. has a good effect on treating female symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, menstrual disorder, menorrhagia and uterine bleeding.

5, enhance the myocardium: Luffa contains saponin substances, which only exist in ginseng herbs and have a strong cardiotonic effect, mainly to enhance the function of the myocardium.

6, brain function: The high content of vitamin B in loofah is beneficial to the brain development of children and the brain health of middle-aged and elderly people, and the high content of vitamin C in loofah can be used to fight scurvy and prevent various vitamin C deficiencies.

7, detoxification and liver protection: Luffa is rich in vitamin C, which can remove toxins and other harmful substances accumulated in the body for a long time, promote immune cell activity, detoxify the liver, and effectively prevent cancer and arteriosclerosis.

8, laxative: Vitamin B in loofah can effectively promote human metabolism and digestive juice secretion in addition to breast enhancement and lactation. People who often have constipation symptoms can effectively promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help defecate smoothly.

9. Enhance immunity: Luffa contains interferon inducer, which can stimulate human body to produce interferon, and the content of vitamin C and plant protein in Luffa is also high, which promotes the synthesis of immune protein in human body and enhances human immune function.

Taboos for eating loofah

1, Luffa has the function of smoothing the intestine and controlling diarrhea, and diarrhea patients should not eat more.

2, loofah is cold, people with spleen and stomach deficiency should eat carefully.

3, loofah is not suitable for a large number of consumption, eating too much.