What are the contraindications of Ligustrum lucidum

Do you know Ligustrum lucidum? In fact, you must understand the contraindications of Ligustrum lucidum. Ligustrum lucidum has many nutritional benefits, especially for maintaining the kidneys and liver. When using Chinese medicinal materials such as Ligustrum lucidum, you must grasp the contraindications of Ligustrum lucidum. What are the contraindications of Ligustrum lucidum? Let me introduce them to you below.

Ligustrum lucidum, also known as holly seed, is the dried mature fruit of Ligustrum lucidum of the Oleaceae family. It is native to the Yangtze River Basin and various southern areas of China, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places. It has also been introduced to not-too-cold areas in the north. It is also distributed in southern Korea and India. It is cool in nature and sweet and bitter in taste. It enters the liver and kidney meridians, can nourish the liver and kidney, improve eyesight and blacken hair. It is a commonly used Chinese medicine widely used in clinical practice.

Modern research shows that Ligustrum lucidum contains oleanolic acid, acetyoleanolic acid, ligustrum glucoside, oleic acid, linolenic acid, palmitic acid, mannitol and glucose, which have the effects of increasing coronary blood flow, improving immune function, stimulating hematopoietic function, lowering blood lipids and resisting arteriosclerosis. Ligustrum lucidum also has multiple antibacterial effects and can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella typhi, etc.

Ligustrum lucidum is often used alone to make Ligustrum lucidum cream and Ligustrum lucidum injection.

Ligustrum lucidum injection is mostly used to treat coronary heart disease and leukocytopenia. It can relieve angina pectoris or restore white blood cell count to normal levels. Nu Ligustrum lucidum paste is a commonly used Chinese patent medicine that can nourish the liver and kidneys, strengthen the waist and knees, and is used for liver and kidney deficiency, soreness of the waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, and premature graying of hair. It has the effects of tonifying the kidney and nourishing yin, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, eliminating deficiency heat, and improving hearing and eyesight. It has a mild nature, replenishes yin without causing greasiness, and is suitable for long-term consumption.

Nuzhizi paste can treat many diseases: physical treatment of deficiency and fatigue. The symptoms include weight loss, soreness of waist and knees, tinnitus and dizziness, premature graying of hair, dry mouth and throat, hot hands and feet, dry and blurred eyes, restlessness and insomnia, red and tender tongue, and thin or stringy pulse; second, it is used to treat insomnia. Symptoms include insomnia, frequent dreams, restlessness and palpitations, dry eyes, blurred vision, dizziness and tinnitus, hot hands and feet, red tongue, and thin and rapid pulse. Anyone with neurasthenia and the above symptoms can take this prescription. Third, it can treat alopecia. Symptoms include dry and lifeless hair that falls out easily, or premature graying of hair, dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, red tongue, and a thready and weak pulse. Fourth, it is used to treat spermatorrhea. Symptoms include soreness of waist and knees, palpitations and irritability, frequent dreams and spermatorrhea, insomnia and forgetfulness, and dizziness; the fifth is to treat hyperlipidemia.

Ligustrum lucidum fruit combined with other drugs to form a compound prescription

For example, Erzhi Pills, made from Ligustrum lucidum, Polygonatum sibiricum and mulberry, are suitable for symptoms such as bitter mouth and dry throat, dizziness, insomnia, sore waist and weak knees, spermatorrhea, and premature graying of hair; Ligustrum lucidum granules: take 6 grams each of Ligustrum lucidum, Polygonatum sibiricum and Coix seed and make them into oral granules. One dose per day can treat immunodeficiency. This prescription can be taken by children with respiratory tract infections, skin infections, malnutrition, poor development, poverty and loss of appetite.

Take 9 grams each of Ligustrum lucidum fruit and dandelion, 12 grams each of Albizzia julibrissin bark and Eclipta prostrata, 3 grams of dried tangerine peel and 6 grams of Corydalis yanhusuo, decocted in water and taken one dose per day to treat chronic pharyngitis.

12 grams of Ligustrum lucidum, 18 grams each of Rehmannia glutinosa and tortoise shell, 6 grams each of Angelica sinensis, Poria cocos, Dendrobium officinale, Radix Trichosanthis, Radix Diopside, Achyranthes bidentata, and Plantago seed, and 3 large clams. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, can cure kidney damage caused by dryness and heat, turbid and painful urine, weakness in the waist and legs, and long-term lower abdominal distension.

The nutritional effect of Ligustrum lucidum is very great. In fact, there are many contraindications for Ligustrum lucidum compatibility, such as some of the compatibility issues mentioned above. And you still need to consider carefully when using Ligustrum lucidum. Some Ligustrum lucidum is easiest to show its medicinal properties when combined with some medicines, but the medicinal properties of some other combinations are not very strong.