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Alternate English names: fresh dischcloth gourd skin

Kingdom: Plant

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

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

Use: Medicinal

Channel entry: Lung channels.

Actions and indications: Clears the network vessels of the lung and resolves summerheat-heat. Treats summerheat in the qì aspect. Used in qingluoyin.

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

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