The efficacy, effects and edible methods of Ligustrum lucidum

There are many types of medicines. When choosing some medicines, you must first understand the medicines, so that you will know whether they are helpful for the treatment of your own diseases. Common diseases are mainly colds. Such diseases are simple to treat. There are also many choices of medicines, so there are some good ways to treat diseases. Ligustrum lucidum is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. What are the effects, functions and methods of consumption of Ligustrum lucidum?

Many people are not very clear about the effects, functions and consumption methods of Ligustrum lucidum. Before choosing it, you need to have a good understanding of this aspect so that when you choose it, you can also know what effects it has.

The efficacy, function and edible method 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 a 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."

Nourishes 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.

Wufa

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.

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.

How to eat Ligustrum lucidum:

The proven recipe of Ligustrum lucidum for curing diseases

For cervical cancer, lung cancer

To treat lung cancer, use 30 grams of Adenophora sibiricum, 15 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 30 grams of Polygonatum odoratum, 9 grams of Apricot kernel, 30 grams of Phragmites australis, 30 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 30 grams of Dendrobium candidum, 21 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 21 grams of Ligustrum lucidum, 30 grams of pollen, 30 grams of Houttuynia cordata, and 21 grams of Prunella vulgaris, decocted in water and taken orally. 3 times a day.

Premature graying of hair

400g of wine-steamed Ligustrum lucidum fruit and 664g of sucrose. Put Ligustrum lucidum fruit into water and boil it twice, each time for two hours. Combine the juices obtained from the two times, filter, and concentrate into a clear paste. Then add the syrup made with sucrose to the clear paste, mix well, and continue to concentrate it into a thick paste. Make about 1000g of it, which is Ligustrum lucidum fruit paste. Put it into a porcelain container for later use. 15g each time, three times a day, orally.

Treatment of hyperlipidemia

Grind an appropriate amount of Ligustrum lucidum into powder, and make pills with honey (each pill contains 5.3 grams of the raw drug). Take one pill each time, and one month is a course of treatment. 1000g Ligustrum lucidum and 500g honey. Add water to boil, concentrate, and add honey to make an extract. Take 20g per day, mixed with hot water, three times a day, one month as a course of treatment. It has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys. It is more suitable for treating hyperlipidemia.

The above is an introduction to the effects, functions and edible methods of Ligustrum lucidum. Such medicines also have many aspects in treating diseases, and when choosing it, you need to understand its usage. Moreover, its edible method is not very complicated, and it is best to follow the above method.