Plant |
Family | Gourd Family / Cucumber Family, cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae) |
English |
Angled loofah, Bitter luffa, Chinese-okra, Chinese squash, Luffa, Ribbed gourd, Ribbed sponge gourd, Ridged gourd, Ridge gourd, Sing-kwa, Sinkwa towelsponge |
Latin |
Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb. |
Plantparts | Fruit, Juice of leaves, Seeds, Unspecified |
Diseases & Uses |
Cathartic, laxative, aperient, catharic, movements of the bowel, purgative |
Plantparts | Methods of Preparation | Methods of Use |
Seeds | - | Not specified |
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