Family name Cucurbitaceae
Common name Smooth Loofah
Scientific name Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. Roem.
Local names for zucchini
The north is called Manoi Khom Ma Noi Ma Gourd Oub Zucchini.
Northeastern region called zucchini
zucchini is a biennial vine plant and the trunk is a square vine. The length of the vine is about 10 meters with three lines for adhesion. The zucchini vines glide along the nearby trees. Every part of the zucchini smells green and softens along the soft fruits and stems. The zucchini leaves are single leaves, shaped like a heart. The zucchini flowers are yellow. The fruit of the it is cylindrical with green color. Within the fruit there will be seeds inside. The propagation of onion zucchini is for to cultivate seeds.
The benefits of zucchini
- Use the portion of the loofah that has already dried. Used to scrub the body. It also helps reduce pain along the line and bone.
- Luffa helps to strengthen various elements in the body. Make the circulatory system better
- Zucchini fruit helps to cool the body. Used as a detoxifying drug As a fever reducer Moreover, the seeds also make the lungs more moist.
- zucchini vines help treat dehydration. Eat the juice extracted from the vine to reduce the sticky mucus of the phlegm.
- The seeds are eaten as a medicine to cause vomiting. It reduces constipation because it is a mild laxative.
zucchini for the treatment of disease. Take the vines of the zucchini and squeeze all the water. Thenmix water with a little sugar to reduce the greenness. It is for drinking to treat a fever due to a cold and can also reduce coughing.
Nutritional per 100 grams
- Energy 16 kcal
- 0.7 g protein
- 0.1 g fat
- Carbohydrates 3.0 g
- Dietary fiber 0.2 g
- 0.3 g of ash
- 95.9 g of water
- Vitamin A 1 RE
- Vitamin B1 0.37 mg B2
- 3 mg of calcium
- Phosphorus 3 mg
- Iron 0.4 mg
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