Is it better to cure diseases with loofahs, or is it better to be new?

It is a newly picked loofah.

It is better to boil water, because the old loofah will smell dusty if it has been around for too long. After the shell of the old loofah is dry, the inside is white vein, and after drying, it is yellow. In rural areas, many people use loofahs to wash dishes.

The loofah has a natural cleansing effect and can be recycled. Using loofah as fertilizer for flowers and plants can make plants grow more lushly.

The particularly hard description is the real old loofah, and the older the loofah, the easier it is to use.

Cut the loofah, take out the loofah scoop and boil it in boiling water for ten minutes, and the loofah scoop will become soft. It has a great effect, my family uses a loofah scoop to brush the dishes, the top is not stained with oil, it is easy to clean, and it is much easier to clean than those bath towels.

You can also use it to wipe the range hood, gas stove, and heavy oil stained places with it without hurting the equipment, and it is still very bright after wiping.

The loofah is an edible, usable plant that is loved by everyone. The loofah is delicious when it is tender, and it can also be dried at this time and kept for winter. And when the elder is old, it can not be eaten, the flesh in the middle grows into a loofah, the older the better, the loofah is hard because of its texture, it can be used to wash dishes, rub baths, medicine, etc

The loofah is used to treat diseases, it is necessary to use the sun-dried, it is best to use about 1 3 years for the best effect, do not use a new one, too long can not be used with the effect of the drug is gone!

Of course, the older the better, and the older the better.

Old loofah refers to a ripe loofah, whose skin has become hard and needs to be treated to be soft. Here are two ways you can use to make an old loofah soft:

Method 1: Food processing method.

1.Prepare the required ingredients: old loofah, warm water, salt.

2.Soak the old loofah in warm water for 2-3 hours to allow it to fully absorb the water.

3.Take out the soaked old loofah, add an appropriate amount of salt, and gently rub it with your hands to remove the dirt and odor from the skin.

4.Rinse the kneaded old loofah with water, put it on the cutting board and gently pat it with the back of the knife to make it softer.

5.Blanch the beaten old loofah in boiling water for 10-15 seconds, quickly remove and rinse with water.

6.Put the blanched old loofah into the steamer and steam it for 10-15 minutes until it is fully ripe.

Method 2: Chemical treatment.

1.Prepare the required ingredients: old loofah, white vinegar, salt.

2.Soak the old loofah in warm water for 2-3 hours to allow it to fully absorb the water.

3.Take out the soaked old loofah, add an appropriate amount of salt, and gently rub it with your hands to remove the dirt and odor from the skin.

4.Rinse the kneaded old loofah with water, put it on the cutting board and gently pat it with the back of the knife to make it softer.

5.Put the beaten old loofah into a container, add an appropriate amount of white vinegar and water, the ratio is 1:10, and soak for 1-2 hours, so that the white vinegar penetrates into the fiber of the loofah and softens its texture.

6.Take out the soaked old loofah, rinse it with water, put it on the cutting board and gently pat it with the back of the knife to make it softer.

7.Put the beaten old loofah into the steamer and steam it over medium heat for 10-15 minutes until it is fully cooked.

No matter which method you use to deal with old loofahs, you need to pay attention to the following:

1.Before treatment, the dirt and odor on the surface of the old loofah should be completely removed, and the fiber liquid can be soaked with salt or white vinegar and other substances.

2.During the processing process, a certain temperature and humidity should be maintained to avoid damage to the loofah fiber caused by excessive drying or excessive heating.

3.The processed old loofah can be used to make a variety of delicacies, such as loofah branding, loofah soup, etc. At the same time, it is also necessary to pay attention to the storage method to avoid deterioration caused by moisture or direct sunlight.

1. Neuralgia: Drink the loofah juice after warming, the dosage is about 100 ml per day according to the symptoms, or use the loofah leaf stem Zhenhong to mash and squeeze the juice to smear the affected area, which is also effective for neuralgia.

2. Dysentery: Silk key buried melon roots, stems, leaves, washed, after the draft of the ant smashed, squeeze the juice each time take 2 spoons, 3 times a day. It can be bacillary dysentery.

3. Hemorrhoids cause blood in the stool: 250 grams of fresh loofah are cut into pieces, 200 grams of lean pork are sliced, an appropriate amount of water is added to cook soup, and salt is seasoned after cooking. Hemorrhoids can cause blood in the stool.

4. **Boils: 1 fresh loofah, apply it to the affected area after mashing, and then wrap it with gauze, and change the dressing once a day. Can be **** boils.

5. Urticaria: A handful of fresh loofah leaves, mash and squeeze the juice, add a little borneol, and smear the affected area, which can be ** urticaria.

The effect of the old loofah:

1. **Menstrual pain: After drying the old loofah, take it with decoction water.

2. Treatment of sore throat: boil the old loofah with water, add sugar, and take it after boiling.

3. Athlete's foot: Squeeze the dried loofah with garlic juice and put it in the shoes, which can restrain foot sweat and inhibit the growth of ringworm bacteria.

4. **** boils: 1 old loofah, 1 one-headed garlic, apply to the affected area after mashing, and then wrap it with gauze, and change the dressing 1 time a day.

Efficacy of tender loofah:

1. Anti-scurbemia: The content of vitamin C in the loofah is high, which can be used for anti-scurvy and the prevention of various vitamin C deficiencies.

2. Brain health and beauty: due to the high content of vitamin B in loofah, it is conducive to the brain development of children and the brain health of middle-aged and elderly people; The sap of the loofah cane has the special function of maintaining the elasticity and can beautify and remove wrinkles.

3. Anti-viral and anti-allergic: loofah extract has obvious preventive effect on Japanese encephalitis virus, and an anti-allergic substance is also extracted from the loofah tissue culture medium, which has a strong anti-allergic effect.

The loofah is an annual plant of the Cucurbitaceae family, which is cultivated by artificial cultivation. Tender melon can be used as vegetable soup, and old melon and melon vine can be used as medicine. Loofahs contain saponins, fats, proteins, etc.

Luffa vine contains substances such as saponins, plant mucus, sugar gums, fats, proteins, vitamins B and C. The loofah can be used for medicinal purposes, dispel wind and phlegm, cool blood and detoxify, kill insects, pass through the meridians, travel blood vessels, and lower milk. In addition, the loofah also has a good antibacterial effect, and the loofah vine has a strong inhibitory effect on pneumococcus and streptococcus.

**Mycological dysentery is a very common bacterial dysentery in summer and autumn, and it is also a common disease in young children. The most obvious symptoms of this disease are fever, chills, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and tenesmus, and the stool is mucopus and bloody. You can try to wash the roots, stems and leaves of the loofah and mash it to squeeze out the juice to drink, which can help to improve**.

Most children with asthma have allergies and allergic rhinitis, such as runny nose, sneezing, and watery eyes. You can use loofah** allergic asthma to wash and mash and squeeze out the juice, and apply it 3 times a day. Or you can use a small loofah to cut it off and put it in a pot to boil it to help alleviate the phenomenon of asthma.