| [English Name] | Luffa Vegetable Sponge | |
| [Chinese Name] | 丝瓜络 | |
| [Pinying Name] | Sigualuo | |
| [Latin Name] | Luffae Fructus Retinervus | |
| [Genera] | Cucurbitaceae | |
| [Efficacy] | qufengshiyao | |
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| [Ecology] | It prefers warm climate,resistants to high temperature、high humidity,avoids low temperature as taboos. Adaptability to soil is strong,optimum is the sandy soil with thick layer、moist、rich humus,is unsuitable for infertile soil. | |
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1. Antiviruses: Tender suakwa extract show prevent Japanese encephalitis virus infection[1]. Suakwa germination extract show prevent and inactivation Japanese encephalitis virus infection and polysaccharides and nucleic acid may be the activity compounds. 2. Ananaphylaxis: Bryonolie acid show ananaphylaxis on I type anaphylaxis[4,5]. 3. Other Effect: Alucoprotei from seeds show induce midtrimester abortion on mice[6]. |
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| [Clinical trial] | Sigualuo (Retinervus luffae fructus) Acute mastitis: Took sigualuo(Retinervusluffae fructus) 20 g, pugongying(Herba Taraxaci) 20 g, soak about 30min inright amount of water, boiling first, then braise 30min or so, take the soupmorning and evening. Cooperate with physiotherapy at the same time, extrusionthe all milk out, once a day. 3 days a course. Cured 22 cases, improved 4cases, the total effective rate was 100% [1]. |
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1. Eczema 2. Rheumatic arthritis 3. Cough with excessive phlegm, chest and hypochondriac pain 4. Hypogalactia |
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Pharmacologic Actions: [1] Wu Zhaoxiang. Acta Microbiologica Sinica,1985,25(1):66. [2] Wu Zhaoxiang ,Qv Fengzhen, Yuli, et al. Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae, l984,6(1):12. [3] Wu Zhaoxiang. Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology, 1985,5(2):130. [4] Tian Rui. World Phytomedicines, 1989,4(2):74. [5]Tabata M.J Nat Prod, 1993, 56(2):165. [6]Yeung H W. lnt J Pept Protein Res, 1991,38(1):15.
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