Functions of Ligustrum lucidum fruit

Perhaps you have not noticed that many of the fruits of the trees around us are actually a kind of Chinese medicine, and Ligustrum lucidum is a Chinese medicine that is often overlooked. Ligustrum lucidum trees can be found on the streets of many cities, and some people collect the fallen herbs and fruits. In fact, these are all medicinal herbs. The fruit of the Ligustrum lucidum tree has many uses. It can be used to nourish the kidneys and liver; it can be used to make hair darker and eyes brighter, etc.

The efficacy and function of Ligustrum lucidum

Fructus Ligustri Lucidi has the function of nourishing the liver and kidneys, improving eyesight and blackening hair. The characteristic of Ligustrum lucidum is that its medicinal property is relatively mild, its effect is slow, and it takes a long time to be effective.

In modern clinical practice, it is also used for optic neuritis, leukocytopenia, chronic hepatitis, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, hypertension, hearing loss due to poisoning in children, neurasthenia, facial nerve paralysis, hair loss, etc.

Ligustrum lucidum has high medicinal value. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", "Ligustrum lucidum has yin flavor and is an essential product for the kidney to remove heat and replenish essence. When the kidney is replenished, the five internal organs will be at peace, the spirit will be self-sufficient, all diseases will be gone, and the body will be fat and healthy.

Step 1: Nourish the kidneys and liver

It is used for liver and kidney deficiency, with symptoms such as bone steaming, fatigue fever, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, soreness of waist and knees, etc. For the treatment of bone steaming and fatigue fever, it can be used together with raw rehmannia, rehmannia root bark, artemisia annua, wolfberry, etc.; for the treatment of dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, it can be used together with chrysanthemum, gastrodia, wolfberry, processed Polygonum multiflorum, etc.; for the treatment of soreness of the waist and knees, it can be used together with cooked rehmannia, dodder seed, stir-fried Eucommia ulmoides, and Chuanduan, etc.

Step 2: Darkening your hair

It is used for liver and kidney yin deficiency, inability of essence and blood to flow upward, premature graying of hair or blurred vision. For blackening hair, it can be used together with Houttuynia cordata, Scrophularia ningpoensis, black sesame, etc.; for improving eyesight, it can be used together with Rehmannia glutinosa, Lycium barbarum, Chrysanthemum, Astragalus membranaceus, etc.

Step 3 Other effects

Anti-aging: Ligustrum lucidum can significantly inhibit the formation of malondialdehyde (MDA), a lipid peroxidation product in the brain of aged mice. Significantly reduced the MDA content in the liver of aged rats. Can significantly increase the activity of SOD in the liver.

Anti-fatigue: The isothiocyanate contained in Ligustrum lucidum has anti-fatigue effect. The size of the umbilical cord was significantly reduced, the degree of coronary artery obstruction was significantly alleviated, the coronary blood flow was increased, and the serum cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly reduced.

Hypoglycemic: Ligustrum lucidum can lower the blood sugar of normal mice, counteract the increase in blood sugar caused by glucose, and has a preventive and therapeutic effect on diabetes in mice.

Enzyme lowering: Oleanolic acid in Ligustrum lucidum has the effect of lowering transaminase.