What are the effects and functions of loofah flowers

Luffa flower, as a heat-clearing herb among traditional Chinese medicines, has a good effect on clearing heat and detoxifying. In the hot summer, when the weather warms up, people's liver fire is also in a vigorous stage. It is very likely to get sick because of a trivial matter. As the saying goes, anger attacks the heart, so people should pay attention to liver fire. At this time, luffa flower, which has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying and removing liver fire, will play its own value. Next, I will introduce in detail the benefits of luffa flower to the human body.

Luffa flowers contain B vitamins which prevent skin aging, vitamin C which whitens the skin and other ingredients. They can protect the skin, eliminate plaques, and make the skin white and tender. It is a rare beauty product, so luffa juice is known as "beauty water".

Its medicinal part is the flower buds of the Cucurbitaceae plant loofah or Guangdong loofah. The plant morphology is detailed in the "loofah" article. Harvesting and storage: Harvested in summer when flowering, dried or used fresh. The components are glutamine, aspartic acid, arginine and asparagine. The content of female flowers is higher than that of male flowers, while lysine and alanine are more abundant in male flowers. The main functions and indications include clearing away heat and detoxifying. Treat lung heat cough, sore throat, sinusitis, furuncle, and hemorrhoids. The following records are found in ancient medical books: 1. "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "clears lung heat, eliminates phlegm and lowers qi, relieves cough, relieves sore throat, eliminates thirst, and relieves the fire of the body." 2. "Classification of Herbal Properties": "apply to boils, reduce heat and toxins, and reduce swelling." 3. "Luchuan Materia Medica": "treats sinusitis." 4. "Chongqing Herbal Medicine": "clears heat and promotes bowel movements. Treats sores and hemorrhoids."

Not many people know about loofah flowers. It is a rare delicacy that can be used for both health and beauty. I hope that after reading this article, everyone will look at this "inconspicuous" little plant in a different light, and quickly write down its effects and functions, and use them to regulate your body.