How to Prepare Loofah for the Fastest Lactation Support
Jun 10, 2022
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Lv Aiming
Introduction
Loofah is commonly used in dishes such as loofah-tofu stew with shiitake mushrooms. Loofah is highly nutritious and offers benefits for lactating women, including cooling the blood, detoxifying, and promoting menstrual flow and meridian circulation. Consuming loofah during lactation is beneficial for mothers, as it effectively stimulates breast milk production. Loofah contains protein, fat, and carbohydrates, and eating it helps replenish vitamin B, iron, phosphorus, calcium, and other essential nutrients in the body. To enhance milk supply during lactation, traditional remedies include pig trotter soup and crucian carp soup.
Luffa (sponge gourd) is commonly prepared as a stewed dish with tofu and shiitake mushrooms. Luffa is nutritionally rich, and when cooked this way, it can help lactating women cool the blood, detoxify the body, and promote smooth flow of Qi and blood through the meridians.
Consuming luffa during lactation offers several benefits for nursing mothers, including effectively stimulating breast milk production. During off-season periods when fresh luffa is unavailable, dried luffa can be used to prepare soups, which also helps alleviate stagnation of Qi and blood and effectively improves insufficient milk supply. Luffa contains abundant protein, fat, and carbohydrates; regular, moderate consumption provides essential nutrients such as vitamin B complex, iron, phosphorus, and calcium.
Lactating mothers may also enhance milk production by consuming pig’s trotter soup or crucian carp soup—both rich in collagen, which supports skin health and beauty. During breastfeeding, special attention should be paid to breast hygiene; before each feeding, the nipples should be gently wiped with a warm, damp towel.
