Loofah is a common edible vegetable, crisp and tender, slightly sweet and refreshing, non-toxic. Not to the loofah contains substances allergic to the case, moderate consumption of loofah on the female has certain benefits, but because of some of the body situation is more special women, in the consumption of loofah may produce certain disadvantages: a. Benefits: 1, Chinese medicine point of view: loofah is also known as Mian Gua, Bugua, etc., sweet taste and coolness in Chinese medicine, has a heat and phlegm, cool the blood detoxification, disinfection, heat, and other efficacy for the symptoms of fire, wind-heat, coughing and phlegm, the body Damp heat stagnation and other female consumption, help to improve the symptoms; 2, Western medicine point of view: loofah is rich in vitamins, dietary fiber and trace elements, moderate consumption helps women to supplement nutrition, maintain electrolyte balance. One of the dietary fiber is conducive to promote female intestinal peristalsis, help laxative; higher potassium is also conducive to female edema and urination. Second, the bad: 1, Chinese medicine point of view: because of the cool nature of loofah, spleen and stomach cold women should be cautious to eat, such as eating too much may cause gastrointestinal discomfort symptoms, such as bloating, abdominal pain. Part of the special physiological period of the population, such as menstruation, women should also be careful to eat in moderation, may cause or aggravate physiological fatigue, cold hands and feet and other symptoms; 2, Western medicine perspective: because the loofah contains more dietary fiber, can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhea, abdominal pain and other symptoms of the population should be careful to eat in order to avoid aggravation of the symptoms. Loofah due to potassium is rich, so patients with kidney disease should eat less, to avoid increasing the burden on the kidneys, aggravate the symptoms of oliguria.