Plant Information

Common Name: LOOFAH
Scientific Name: Luffa cylindrica
Alternative Names: Vadoekplant (Afr), Ghosavala (Indië).

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R50.00

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Description

• Annual
• Climber, squash-like fruit

Culinary Uses

• Flowers - stir fries and soup
• Tips of vines - cook as vegetable
• Young fruit - dipped in batter and fried.
• Pickle and serve with bread and oil

Parts Used

• Leaves, flowers, young fruit

Medicinal Uses. It is said that

• Tea: Muscle pain, sore breasts, aching joints
• Respiratory infections, congestion, coughs, pleurishy, bronchitis, feverish colds
• Poultice

Other Uses

• Cosmetic: Soft inner skeleton - use as a sponge - rejuvenate skin - feet, knees, elbows

The information contained within this website is for educational purposes only. This site merely recounts the traditional uses of specific plants as recorded through history. Always seek advice from a medical practitioner.

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