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Alternate English names: dishcloth gourd flower

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem.*; Luffa acutangula Roxb.

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Sweet and slightly bitter*; cold*.

Actions and indications: Clears heat and resolves toxin. Treats lung heat cough; sore throat; sinusitis; clove sores (dīng); hemorrhoids.

See: Sī guā luò (丝瓜络 Luffae Fructus Retinervus, loofah)

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