Ridged gourd, Luffa Health Benefits :
1. Prevents eye ailments
2. Cardiovascular benefits
3. Prevent diabetes
4. Prevents muscle pain
5. Reduce arthritis
6. Migraine headaches
7. Brain function
Nutritional in Ridged gourd, Luffa :
1. Protein 1.17 g
2. Fat 0.61 g
3. Vitamin A 463 µg
4. Vitamin B6 0.176 mg
5. Vitamin C 10.1 mg
6. Vitamin B2 0.075 mg
Traditional uses :
Various parts of the plant are used in the folkloric ethnomedicine. It is believed that Luffa Fruit is pectoral, carminative, anthelmintic, cooling to the blood; facilitate circulation, antiseptic, emmenagogue and galactagogue. The fruit is used as a tonic to the genital organs, beneficial to the intestines, demulcent and cooling or warming to the stomach. The dried fruit is used as an emetic after steeped.
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