Can loofah seeds cure back pain?

Luffa is a vegetable we often eat. Luffa seeds have great medicinal value. They are very effective in clearing away heat and detoxifying, resolving phlegm and relieving cough and moisturizing dryness. Luffa seeds are also called uniniu seeds. They are a kind of traditional Chinese medicine with cold nature and slight toxicity. They are very effective in treating constipation and ascariasis. In addition, luffa seeds can be used to treat edema and difficulty urinating.

Effects

Luffa seeds, a traditional Chinese medicine name. They are the seeds of Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem. and Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb., both plants of the Cucurbitaceae family. All over the country. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis, relieving constipation and expelling insects. It is commonly used for edema, stranguria, lung heat cough, intestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids, constipation, and ascariasis.

Related Combinations

1. To treat constant low back pain: fry the loofah seeds until they are charred, pound them with wine and drink, and apply the residue to the affected area. (Supplement to the Good Prescriptions for Women)

2. To treat double and single moth wind: 1 liang 2 qian of loofah seeds, 1 liang of soap beans (chopped). Put the two ingredients on new tiles, roast them over low heat until they are dry, then grind them into a very fine powder, add a little borneol, and store in a porcelain bottle and seal it. Whenever you encounter moth-like fever, blow a small amount into your nose and sneeze two or three times, and the fever will go away. Blow on the right if on the left, blow on the left if on the right, and blow both moths left and right at the same time. (Jie Miao San from "Qi Yan Hou Zheng Bian")

Growth environment

1. Luffa: It is widely cultivated in all parts of my country.

2. Guangdong loofah: It is cultivated in Guangdong and Guangxi of my country, and rarely seen in the north.

Medicinal properties

1. Loofah seeds: The seeds are long oval, flattened, 8-20mm long, 5-11mm in diameter, about 2mm thick, with black seed coat, narrow wings on the edges, a ridge at one end of the wings, and a forked protrusion on the top. The seed coat is hard, and after peeling it off, you can see the membranous gray-green fleshy seed coat wrapped around the cotyledons. There are 2 cotyledons, yellow-white. It has a faint smell and a slightly fragrant taste.

2. Aoyue loofah seeds: The main difference from loofah seeds: There are reticular and carved patterns on the surface of the seeds, and there are no narrow wings on the edges.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, this herb is sweet and mild in nature, enters the lung, stomach, and liver meridians, and is a good product for medical and dietary therapy. It has the effects of dredging meridians, activating collaterals, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm. The "New Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "It dredges meridians, harmonizes blood vessels, resolves phlegm and relieves qi."

Can be used for: ① Rheumatic arthralgia. This product is good at dispelling wind and unblocking meridians, but its medicinal power is mild, so it is often used in compound prescriptions. It is used to treat rheumatic pain, tendon spasm, and limb paralysis, and is often used in combination with Qinjiao, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Angelica sinensis, and Millettia reticulata.

② Distension and pain in chest and flanks. This product can enter the liver to promote blood circulation and dredge the meridians. It is often used for chest and flank pain caused by blood stasis. It is often combined with bupleurum, cyperus rotundus, trichosanthes peel, and curcuma.

③ Milk blockage and breast abscess. This product is light and has a laxative effect. It is good at unblocking the milk meridians. It is used to treat postpartum women with insufficient milk or milk blockage. It is often used together with fenugreek, radix polygoni multiflori, pangolin, pig's trotter, etc.; it is often used to treat breast abscess, swelling and pain, and is often used in combination with dandelion, Fritillaria thunbergii, Trichosanthes kirilowii, and Citrus aurantium. In addition, this product can also treat injuries from falls, chest pain, etc.