Steinmetz:Luffa

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Luffa amara (and other species)

Also known as (or relevant to) Luffa amara (and other species) Family Cucurbitaceae English Names Luffa Natural Habitat India Part(s) Used Semen Radix Fructus

Constituent(s) luffein (gelatinous principle); seed: oil albumen Action bitter tonic diuretic antiseptic anthelmintic depurative; fruit: violently cathartic and emetic