Hello to all. This is a video of the fruit Luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca) filmed in the jungles of the place called Ecuador from Peaceful Village Raw Vegan Healing Community on part of the land we call Tierra Libertad. In this video we discuss this fruit and what you can do with it.
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Luffa acutangula is a cucurbitaceous vine that is commercially grown for its unripe fruits as a vegetable. Mature fruits are used as natural cleaning sponges. Its fruit slightly resembles a cucumber or zucchini with ridges. It is native to South Asia and has been naturalised in other regions. It is also grown as a houseplant in places with colder climates. English common names include angled luffa, Chinese okra, dish cloth gourd, ridged gourd, sponge gourd, vegetable gourd, strainer vine, ribbed loofah, silky gourd, silk gourd.