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About the Luffa:
- Luffas are grown commercially in China, Korea,and Central America. They can also be found wild in India, and are being grown in the Southeast and Deep South of the United States.
- Luffas need a long growing season and warm weather. They can be successfully started in greenhouses and transferred outside after the first frost.
- You know luffas are ripe when their gourds are dry and the stems turn yellow.
The Benefits of the Luffa:
- 1: The luffa plant is used as part of a programme for reducing both seasonal and non-seasonal allergic reactions and their common symptoms (sneezing, wheezy chest, itchy and runny eyes and nose,ect.)
- 2: The benefit of using this natural remedy is that it doesn't have the side effects related to commonly-used antihistamine medications (drowsiness, fatigue, and dependency). It can be used short or long term, and seems to work well for people who are sensitive to chemical medications.
- 3: Luffas are also used in Chinese medicine to treat rheumatic pain.
Other uses of the Luffa: Aside from its uses as a sponge (both for body exfoliation and a multitude of cleaning uses), the luffa can be grown as an edible vegetable, somewhat like squash or zucchini,and either baked or eaten raw. In Japan, luffas are used for making slippers, table mats, and pillow stuffings.
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