Si Gua Luo
絲瓜絡 sī guā luò, "net of string melon"

Category:

Clear Heat

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet		Dosage: 6-15g

	Cautions: None noted		Meridians: Lung , Liver , Stomach
	Preparation: • Dry-fried • Charred		Quality: Good quality - clean, white pieces with a fine reticular network and without skin or seeds
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas There are no known formulas that contain this herb at this time

Family:

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Luffae Fructus Retinervus

Botanical: Luffa cylindrica (L.) ROEM.

Japanese: shikaraku

Korean: sagwarak

Common: loofah, luffa, dried skeleton of vegetable sponge

Temperature: Neutral

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Resolves toxicity and Reduces swelling add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Unblocks channels and collaterals while dispelling wind add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Expels phlegm add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Abscesses and other toxic sores add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Breast abscesses add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Insufficient lactation add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Wind damp painful obstruction add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Soreness in the chest and flanks add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Pain and soreness in the muscles and sinews add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Traumatic injury add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Cough due to heat in the Lungs add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) High fever add comment

Si Gua Luo絲瓜絡 sī guā luò, "net of string melon"