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Latin pharmacognostic name: Luffae Pericarpium Recens

Alternate English names: fresh dischcloth gourd skin

Kingdom: Plant

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

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

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties:

Channel entry: Lung channels.

Indications:

Clears the network vessels of the lung and resolves summerheat-heat.

summerheat in the qì aspect. Used in qingluoyin.

See also: Sī guā (丝瓜 Luffae Fructus, luffa gourd)

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