Luffa is the fiber tube of the dried and mature fruit of Luffa of Cucurbitaceae. Also known as loofah tendon, loofah cloth, Tianluo tendon, loofah net, etc. Sex is sweet and flat. Enter lung, stomach and liver meridians. It has the effects of dredging channels and collaterals, detoxification and detumescence. Can be used for treating soreness of bones and muscles, amenorrhea, testicular swelling and pain, hematochezia, metrorrhagia, chest pain and hypochondriac pain, and galactorrhea. Here are five prescriptions for treating diseases as follows.

Treatment of lobular hyperplasia of breast: Luffa sponge15g, earthworm12g, Prunella vulgaris12g, kelp10g, Bupleurum chinense10g, tangerine10g, peach kernel/kloc. Green tangerine peel10g, Radix Aucklandiae10g, Radix Angelicae Sinensis15g, Rhizoma Chuanxiong10g, Herba Leonuri15g, and Radix Glycyrrhizae10g. Decoct in water, daily 1 dose, and take it in the morning and evening.

Treatment of mastitis: Luffa sponge15g, honeysuckle 30g, forsythia suspensa10g, dandelion15g, chrysanthemum indicum15g, cortex moutan10g, Bupleurum chinense10g, and Fructus Aurantii. Decoct in water, daily 1 dose, and take it in the morning and evening.

Treatment of chest and hypochondriac pain: Luffa sponge15g, Toosendan Fructus10g, Corydalis yanhusuo10g, Bupleurum chinense10g, Rhizoma Cyperi12g, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride10g, and Fructus Aurantii Immaturus/. Decoct in water, daily 1 dose, and take it in the morning and evening.

Treatment of thoracic obstruction: Luffa sponge15g, Bulbus Allii Macrostemon12g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 30g, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus10g, Ramulus Cinnamomi10g, Fructus Trichosanthis10g, and Cortex Magnolia Officinalis/kloc. Decoct in water, daily 1 dose, and take it in the morning and evening.

Treatment of urethritis: Luffa sponge15g, Plantago asiatica10g, Polygonum aviculare10g, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis10g, Sophora flavescens15g, Smilax glabra15g and Coptidis Rhizoma/kloc. Decoct in water, daily 1 dose, and take it in the morning and evening.