| Fructus Luffae Cylindricae |
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Fructus Luffae Acutangulae
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| Vascular bundle of ripe fruit of Luffa
cylindrica (L.) Roem. (Cucurbitacea). |
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Ripe fruit, without seed, of
Luffa acutangula (Linn.) Roxb.
(Cucurbitacea). |
| Dredging collaterals; promoting
blood circulation; expelling wind. |
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Clearing away heat to resolve phlegm;
cooling blood and removing toxins. |
| Arthralgia with muscular
contracture; distention and pain
in the chest and costal regions,
galactostasis. |
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Feverishness, fidget and thirst
due to febrile disease; cough and
dyspnoea due to retention of sputum;
stools with fresh blood, bleeding of
hemorrhoids, haematuria; massive
or incessant extramenstral vaginal
bleeding, galactostasis; carbuncles and
furuncles, nameless poisoning swelling;
oedema. |
| Top grades are long and large, with
exocarp and sarcocarp removed,
comprising only the interwoven
vascular bundle yellowish-white. |
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Top grades are long and large, with
pericarp intact, interwoven fibers;
greyish-yellow. |
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Fructus Luffae Cylindricae
Yue Si Gua Luo (Fructus Luffae Acutangulae) is the customarily used herb
of Si Gua Luo (Fructus Luffae Cylindricae) and is listed in the Guangdong
Zhong Yao Zhi. The sources, functions and processing methods of these two
herbs are different; further studies of their chemical ingredients and clinical
applications are needed.
