Golden crane gourd is produced in Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Fujian, Yunnan and other places. Wild golden crane gourd generally grows in bushes, streams and rock crevices under the forest. The medicinal value of the golden crane gourd is also extremely high, so the locals often collect the golden crane gourd and dry it for later use. With more and more people digging golden gourd, there are fewer and fewer wild golden gourd, so there are also many places to cultivate golden gourd artificially.
The medicinal value of the golden crane gourd is really high. It can be used as a medicine in all herbs, and has the functions of promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, and clearing away heat and toxic materials. It is often used to treat traumatic injury, tonsillitis, infantile febrile convulsion and other symptoms. Golden thread hanging gourd can also be used to treat pharyngolaryngitis, acute bronchitis, biliary tract infection, enteritis and other symptoms.
Folk also often use gold thread hanging gourd to treat wind-heat in children. The method is: decoct the root of Luffa cylindrica with water, and take it after decocting to treat wind-heat in children. Golden thread hanging gourd can also treat traumatic bleeding, asthma, snake bite and other symptoms.