Luffa Acutangula

Luffa Acutangula
Roxb. and L.
CYLINDRICA Roem. Sponge gourd (E); Calabazo (S); Pazte (P); Coladera (C); Estropajole (C); Melocoton (C); Mochilita (C) . the young fruits are consumed as a vegetable. Ripe seeds are emetic and purgative. The leaves are used to treat leprosy, piles and splenitis. The ripe fruits have a coarse sponge inside, which is much used for cleaning dishes in Darien.

EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.

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