First, can loofah continue to eat when it is old?
Luffa can't be eaten when it is old, because its appearance has hardened and there are many meridians, which will cough up, so it is not recommended to eat it. Although it is not recommended to eat old loofah as a dish, soaking in water is still very good and has a good effect on rheumatism patients.
Second, the common formula of old loofah
1, treatment of chest and hypochondriac pain: 9 grams of fried loofah sponge, 9 grams of red peony root, 9 grams of white peony root, 9 grams of rhizoma corydalis and 6 grams of green tangerine peel. Decoct. (Anhui Chinese herbal medicine)
2. Treatment of chest pain and heartache: Luffa 15g, Tangluo 3g, Danshen 10g, Allium macrostemon 12g. Decoct with water. (Sichuan Yearbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1979)
3, cure cough, chest and hypochondriac pain: old loofah burned essence. Mix sugar, 2g each time, 2~3 times a day, and take it with warm water. (Food Traditional Chinese Medicine and Convenient Prescriptions)
4. Treatment of rheumatic joint pain: Luffa 15g, Honeysuckle 24g, Clematis chinensis 12g, Spatholobus suberectus 15g. Decoct with water. (Shandong Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)
5, treatment of arm pain: Luffa 10 grams, 6 grams of Gentiana macrophylla, 3 grams of Notopterygium, 4.5 grams of safflower, decocted in water. (Selected Prescriptions for Common Diseases in Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
6. Hemiplegia after stroke: Luffa, Achyranthes bidentata 10g, Mulberry Branch and Astragalus membranaceus 30g. Decoct with water. (Sichuan Yearbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1979)
7, milk can not be cured: 30 grams of loofah, 60 grams of figs stewed trotters or pork clothes. (Sichuan Yearbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1979)
8, treatment of intestinal gas pain, rushing around the navel: loofah, burning research. Every time you drink San Qian, the hot wine will be adjusted. (Study on the Usage of Materia Medica)
9. Treatment of acute mastitis and furuncle: 9 grams of towel gourd and peony bark, 9 grams of honeysuckle and dandelion, 0/5 grams of fried bitter orange, 0/2 grams of fried bitter orange. Decoct. (Anhui Chinese herbal medicine)
10, eczema treatment: 60 grams of loofah sponge. Decoct with water and fumigate the affected area. (Shandong Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)
1 1, for hemorrhoid and leakage, proctoptosis: loofah sponge, cauterization. In those days, lime and realgar were used as the powder, pig bile, egg white and sesame oil were mixed, and only paste was collected. (Study on the Usage of Materia Medica)
12, treatment of edema ascites: 60 grams of loofah sponge. Decoct with water. (Shandong Handbook of Chinese Herbal Medicine)
13, treatment of bad menstruation: loofah (calcined and ground), every15g, with wine. (One-sided Selection (Yufu) Stream)