ANGLED LOOFAH, CHINESE OKRA (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.)

ANGLED LOOFAH, CHINESE OKRA
(Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.) ++
Synonym — Cucumis acutangulus L.
Activities (Angled Loofah) — Abortifacient (1; KAP; MPI); Antipyretic (f; KAB); Bitter (f; DEP);
Demulcent (f; KAP; WOI); Diuretic (f; KAP; WOI); Emetic (f; DEP; WOI); Expectorant (f; WOI);
Hypoglycemic (1; KAP); Laxative (f; DEP; KAP; WOI); Tonic (f; DEP); Vermifuge (f; KAB).
Indications (Angled Loofah) — Amenorrhea (f; WOI); Asthma (f; KAB; WOI); Biliousness (f; KAB);
Bite (f; KAP); Bronchosis (f; KAB); Conjunctivosis (f; DEP; WOI); Dermatosis (f; KAP; WOI); Diabetes
(1; KAP); Dropsy (f; KAP); Dysentery (f; DEP; KAP); Fever (f; KAB); Gonorrhea (f; DEP); Hemorrhoid
(f; DEP; KAB; KAP; WOI); Hyperglycemia (1; KAP); Jaundice (f; DEP; WOI); Leprosy (f; DEP; KAB;
KAP; WOI); Ringworm (f; KAB; KAP); Snakebite (f; KAP); Sore (f; KAP; WOI); Splenosis (f; DEP;
KAB; WOI); Uremia (f; WOI); VD (f; DEP); Water Retention (f; KAP; WOI); Worm (f; KAB).
Dosages (Angled Loofah) — 1.5–2 g to 10 seed as demulcent (KAP); 5–10 g fruit juice (KAP);
28–56 ml infusion (KAP). LD50 (50% Ethanolic Extract) = 1000 mg/kg ipr mouse (MPI).

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