SMOOTH LOOFAH LUFFA

SMOOTH LOOFAH, LUFFA (Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.) ++

Synonyms :

Cucurbita luffa hort., Luffa cylindrica M. Roem., L. pentandra Roxb., Momordica cylindrica L., M. luffa L.

Activities (Smooth Loofah) :
Anticancer (1; KAP); Antileukemic (1; KAP); Antimelanomic (1; ABS); Antiribosomal (1; ABS); Antiseptic (1; DAA); Aperitif (f; KAP); Bitter (1; HHB); Carminative (f; DAA); Choleretic (f; KAP); Cytotoxic (1; ABS); Demulcent (f; KAP); Diuretic (f; HHB; KAP); Emetic (f; DEP; HHB; KAP; UPW); Emmenagogue (f; DAA); Expectorant (f; KAB; KAP); Hemolytic (1; JFM); Lactagogue (f; DAA; KAB; KAP); Laxative (f; DEP; HHB; JFM; KAP); Pectoral (f; DEM); Piscicide (1; UPW); Tonic (f; KAB); Vermifuge (1; DAA; JFM; UPW).

Indications (Smooth Loofah) :
Anorexia (f; KAP); Apoplexy (f; UPW); Asthma (f; JLH); Biliousness (f; KAB); Bleeding (1; DAA; JFM); Boil (f; DAA); Bronchosis (f; KAB; PH2); Cancer (1; HHB; JLH; KAP); Cancer, nose (f; JLH); Carbuncle (f; DAA); Caries (f; DAA); Catarrh (f; PH2); Cold (f; PH2); Constipation (f; DEP; HHB; JFM; KAP); Cough (f; PH2); Dermatosis (f; DAA; KAP); Dysentery (f; DAA); Dysmenorrhea (f; DAA); Dysuria (f; PH2); Enterosis (f; DAA); Fever (f; DAA; KAB); Filaria (f; UPW); Gas (f; DAA); Gonorrhea (f; JFM); Headache (f; JFM); Hematuria (f; KAB); Hemorrhoid (f; DAA; KAB); Hernia (f; DAA); Infection (1; DAA; PH2); Jaundice (f; DAA); Leprosy (f; KAB; PH2); Leukemia (1; KAP); Melanoma (1; ABS); Menorrhagia (f; DAA); Orchosis (f; DAA); Ozena (f; DAA); Paralysis (f; PH2); Parasite (f; DAA); Respirosis (f; UPW); Rhinosis (f; PH2); Scarlet Fever (f; DAA); Sinusosis (f; PH2); Smallpox (f; DAA); Sore (f; UPW); Splenosis (f; PH2); Swelling (f; DAA; UPW); Syphilis (f; JFM; KAB; PH2); VD (f; JFM; KAB; PH2); Water Retention (f; HHB; KAP); Worm (1; DAA; JFM; UPW); Wound (f; UPW).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Smooth Loofah) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (but PH2 designates no specific quantified dosage! JAD). Extracts are antimelanomic, and inactivate ribosomes (IJP35:212). Aqueous seed extract is active against leukemia at 4–8 mg/kg (KAP).