Buchinha (Brazil Herb)
Luffa Operculata
You Gai Si Gua
About
Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Part(s) used
Aerial parts
Potential toxicity/side effects
Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have
To disperse swelling and transform stasis, antiallergic.
Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat
Anaphylactic diseases (hay fever, pollinosis, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis).