Nutritional value of towel gourd;
1, Luffa meat: Slicing Luffa meat into thin slices and cooking it in soup can play the roles of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, eliminating dampness and relieving itching, cooling blood and detoxifying. It has certain curative effect on heatstroke, eczema, cough, hematuria and hematochezia, and soreness of bones and muscles.
2, Luffa seed: Luffa seed tastes bitter, flat, has the effect of clearing away heat and phlegm, diminishing inflammation and killing insects. 6 grams of loofah seeds are crushed and brewed with boiling water for drinking, which has a certain effect on cough due to lung heat and excessive phlegm.
3, Luffa flower: Luffa flower is cold, bitter, and has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Boiling towel gourd flowers in water for 8 minutes, cooling and drinking, has excellent curative effect on sore throat caused by excessive internal heat.
4, Luffa rattan: Luffa rattan has an excellent effect of dredging meridians. People with arthritis, cervical spondylosis and other symptoms can drink it with10g loofah vine decoction, which can effectively relieve neck stiffness and pain caused by air conditioning.
5, Luffa leaves: Luffa leaves are slightly cold, bitter and sour, with excellent effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Using two or three pieces of towel gourd leaves to make tea with boiling water can effectively alleviate the symptoms of insufficient blood supply to the brain.
Extended data:
The general population can eat loofah, and pregnant women, parturients, wet nurses and babies can eat loofah. Women with irregular menstruation, physical weakness, excessive phlegm and cough, and postpartum milk obstruction are suitable to eat more loofah, which can effectively relieve symptoms. However, people who are cold due to physical weakness and diarrhea should not eat more loofah, because loofah is cold, and eating too much may aggravate physical weakness, lead to diarrhea and cause some gastrointestinal problems.
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