What are the effects and functions of Ligustrum lucidum?

Many diseases are caused by physical weakness, so conditioning the body is the key to reducing the probability of disease. At present, many Chinese medicines can play a good role in regulating the body. The kidney is a very critical organ in the human body, so it needs to be carefully cared for. Ligustrum lucidum has a good effect on kidney care, so what are the effects and functions of Ligustrum lucidum?

1. Ligustrum lucidum is used to treat neurasthenia: Ligustrum lucidum, Channa intestine and Morus alba each 50 cents to 1 tael. Decoction in water. Or soak 2 catties of Ligustrum lucidum fruit in 2 catties of rice wine and take it daily in appropriate amount. (Commonly used herbal medicines among Zhejiang folks)

2. Ligustrum lucidum nourishes the waist and knees, strengthens the tendons and bones, strengthens the yin and kidneys, and blackens the beard and hair: Ligustrum lucidum (harvested on the winter solstice: any amount, dried in the shade, steamed with honey wine, left overnight, peeled in a coarse bag, dried into powder, stored in a clay bottle, or boiled dry first, then used with Eclipta prostrata), Eclipta prostrata (harvested on the summer solstice, any amount), mash the juice and boil into a paste, mix with the previous medicine to make pills, and take with wine before going to bed. (Erzhi Pills from Yifang Jijie)

3. Ligustrum lucidum fruit treats wind-heat red eyes: No matter how much holly seeds are, mash the juice and boil it into a paste. Store it in a clean bottle, bury it in the ground for seven days, and use it as a paste for eye drops. ("Emergency Prescription")

4. Ligustrum lucidum is used to treat kidney dryness and heat, stranguria and painful urination, weakness in the waist and legs, and long-term lower abdominal distension: 4 qian of Ligustrum lucidum, 6 qian of Rehmannia glutinosa, 6 qian of tortoise shell, 2 qian each of Angelica sinensis, Poria cocos, Dendrobium candidum, Pollen, Polygonum multiflorum, Achyranthes bidentata, and Plantago seed, and 3 large clams. Decoction in water. (Nuzhen Decoction from "Yichun Shengyi")

5. Ligustrum lucidum nourishes the kidney and yin. Take Ligustrum lucidum fruit, remove the stems and leaves, soak them in wine for a day and a night, peel off the skin, dry them in the sun, grind them into powder, and wait until the morning lotus grass emerges, pick a few stones, mash the juice and boil it into a thick paste, then make the powder into balls as big as walnuts. Take 100 pills every night, with wine. After more than ten days, the old man's physical strength increased and he no longer had to get up at night. It can also change white hair to black, strengthen the waist and knees, and raise Yin energy. Another recipe: Use Ligustrum lucidum fruits harvested in early winter and dried in the shade, soak them in wine for one day, steam them thoroughly and dry them in the sun, and take one pound and four ounces; use ten ounces of Eclipta prostrata harvested and dried in the shade in summer; use ten ounces of mulberry fruits harvested in late spring and dried in the shade. Grind the three ingredients into powder, add refined honey and make into pills as big as walnuts. Take seven or eight Zhi pills each time, with light salt water. If the mulberries are picked in May and the lotus is picked in August, you can directly mash the juice and mix the medicine without adding honey.

6. Ligustrum lucidum fruit is used to treat optic neuritis: one liang each of Ligustrum lucidum fruit, Cassia seed and Atractylodes macrocephala seed. Decoction in water. (Commonly used herbal medicines among Zhejiang folks)

If we experience symptoms of dizziness in our daily life, we can use Ligustrum lucidum to treat it. At the same time, if male patients experience symptoms of nocturnal emission, they can use this medicine to treat it. However, during treatment, more attention should be paid to the contraindications of drug use to prevent the drugs from causing further harm to people's bodies.