The Miraculous Effects of Luffa's Strands

丝瓜的用途不止于食用

In the countryside, people like to grow some vegetables for their own consumption, and loofah is one of them. Fresh and tender loofah is highly nutritious as a vegetable, and it is delicious whether stir-fried or stewed. But do you know what other amazing uses loofah has when it ripens?

The practical value of loofah fibers

Friends who have grown loofahs must know that when the loofahs ripen, a few are always left to continue growing. In the end, not only can you save the seeds, but you can also harvest the loofah fibers.

In rural areas, loofah fibers are very useful. In the kitchen of rural households, loofah fibers are indispensable. They are very convenient and environmentally friendly for washing dishes and cleaning kitchen utensils.

In traditional Chinese medicine, loofah fibers are also very useful. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that loofah fibers have a sweet and moist taste, a mild medicinal effect, and are good for dispelling wind, promoting blood circulation, and regulating menstruation. It can be seen that its application is also quite extensive.

The efficacy of loofah fibers

After the mature loofah is dried, people will remove the outer skin, leaving the seeds and loofah fibers. In traditional Chinese medicine, loofah fibers are often cut into small pieces or sliced for medicinal use. Loofah itself is a edible vegetable, so the loofah fibers are also beneficial and harmless. Generally, they are dried and used directly as medicine.

1. Helps people dispel wind and invigorate the channels

Those who have seen loofah fibers must know that they have a reticular structure with some hollow spaces inside. Traditional Chinese medicine regards loofah fibers as similar to the meridians in the human body, intertwining and intersecting with each other. Combined with the theory of using form to supplement form in traditional Chinese medicine, people believe that using loofah fibers as medicine can have a good effect on invigorating the channels.

Therefore, for people with invasion of wind and dampness and stagnant meridians in the body, using loofah fibers as medicine can provide relief. Especially for common conditions such as rheumatic pain and numbness, using loofah fibers as medicine can be very effective.

In traditional Chinese medicine, loofah fibers are often combined with medicinal materials such as danggui, chuanxiong, qinjiao, fangfeng, duhuo, and jixueteng, which have a good effect on dispelling wind and invigorating the channels, and can effectively relieve the above symptoms.

2. Help promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation

The silk gourd intestine also has a certain effect in promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation. Chinese medicine believes that the texture of the silk gourd intestine is light and good at promoting dispersion, which can effectively relieve blood stasis and qi stagnation.

For example, when there is poor blood circulation and blocked meridians in the body, resulting in swelling and pain, ancient people would use silk gourd intestine combined with other medicines to alleviate the symptoms.

In addition, for conditions such as blood stasis caused by injuries, using silk gourd intestine as medicine can also help promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation. Therefore, for people with blood stasis, consuming more silk gourd in daily life is also beneficial to health.

However, due to the mild and soothing nature of silk gourd intestine, its effects are not particularly significant when used alone. In traditional Chinese medicine, silk gourd intestine is often used in combination with other herbal medicines. It can serve as a medicinal guide and provide a certain auxiliary effect, allowing other herbs to exert better therapeutic effects.

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