Traditional Herbs from Luffa aegyptiaca

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Prepare 20 blustru leaves then wash and chop them. Put them in 8\u2113 water and boil for 10 minutes then strain.
Hemorrhoids patients sit and soak in the boiled water while it is warm. Repeat several times until the hemorrhoids are completely gone.

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Wash the blustru fruit 5 cm until cleanl then grate it.
Add \u00bd cup of boiled water and a teaspoon of fine salt while squeezing.
After the mixture is evenly squeezed and filtered.
Drink the juice at once.
Do this 3 times a day.

What is Luffa aegyptiaca Looks like??

Parts of Luffa aegyptiaca that could be used

Leaves
Flowers
Fruits
Roots
Stems

Luffa aegyptiaca Distribution

Widely planted in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, it is thought to originate from China. Especially in Java, this plant is widely planted in gardens and on the edge of gardens. Blustru has various benefits as a traditional medicine. Fruit, young leaves and flower buds can be consumed as vegetables.
Agroecology of Luffa aegyptiaca
Blustru grows well in tropical areas. Living at an altitude of 500-1,500 m above sea level, requires a dry climate with sufficient water supplies throughout the season. The required temperature is around 18-24°C with humidity around 50-60%. Rainfall 50-100 mm/month, soil pH 5.5-6.5.
Morphology of Luffa aegyptiaca

Tap root which has root fibers.
Climbing stem with tendrils, five-pointed, green.
Single leaf, stalk 4-9 cm long, alternate.
Unisexual flowers, colored crown yellow.
Cylindrical fruit 10-50 cm, the inside is densely woven with coir.
Flat seeds with wing-shaped edges, smooth, black.

Cultivation of Luffa aegyptiaca

Propagation by seed.
Plant seeds in planting holes 25 cm x 20 cm with a spacing of 50-60 cm x 200 cm.

Luffa aegyptiaca, more details :

Chemical Content of Luffa aegyptiaca
Saponins, coumaric acid, apigenin, luteolin, alkaloids, tannins, oleanolic acid, carotenoids, flavonoids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, phlobatnins, steroids.
Benefits of Luffa aegyptiaca
Fruit: fever, shortness of cough, vaginal discharge, irregular menstruation, poor breastfeeding, difficulty defecating, bleeding. Seeds: edema, urinary tract stones, worms, back pain. Leaves: shortness of breath, inflammation of the testicles (orchitis), burns, boils, hemorrhoids, ringworm, and snake bites. Fruit skin: abscesses in the rectum (end of the large intestine) and wounds. Interest: tight cough, sore throat, sinusitis, hemorrhoids, and boils. Syrup: rheumatic joints, aches and pains, cough with phlegm, swollen breasts.
Simplisia of Luffa aegyptiaca

Prepare and wash the blustru roots until they are clean.
Burn them with a tile base until dry
After dry, grind them/crush the roots until they become powder and store them in a tightly closed and airtight package.

Another Facts for Luffa aegyptiaca :

Synonym of Luffa aegyptiaca
Bryonia cheirophylla Wall., Cucumis pentandrus Roxb. ex Wight & Arn., Luffa fricatoria Sessé & Moc.
Habitus of Luffa aegyptiaca
Creepers. Annual vines, reaching 10 m in length
Habitat of Luffa aegyptiaca