Medicinals
sī guā / 丝瓜 / 絲瓜 / luffa gourd;
Latin pharmacognostic name: Luffae Fructus
Alternate English names: dishcloth gourd
Alternate Chinese names: 天丝瓜 tiān sī guā; 天罗 tiān luó; 天罗瓜 tiān luó guā; 蛮瓜 mán guā; 布瓜 bù guā; 绵瓜 mián guā; 洗锅罗瓜 xǐ guō luó guā
Origin: Plant
Use: alimentary
Category: Unclassified
Properties: Sweet; cool; nontoxic*.
Channel entry: liver and stomach channels.
Indications:
Clears heat, transforms phlegm, cools the blood, and resolves toxin.
febrile disease with generalized heat effusion, vexation and thirst; phlegm panting and cough; intestinal wind,
Product Area:
Luffa cylindrica: Widely cultivated. Luffa acutangula: Cultivated in Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, Fújiàn, and Táiwān.