Luffa cylindrica, popularly known as sponge gourd is a tropic and sub-tropical fibrous plant
with fruits containing black seeds. The fruit is consumed by humans as a vegetable in many
parts of Asia, while different parts of the plant are used for cosmetics and as medicine in
many parts of the globe. The plant has been used in the treatment of many ailments
including nose cancer, snake venom, wound healing, edema, enterobiasis, filaria, whooping
cough, stomach upset, stomach pain and malaria. Many health-promoting compounds such …