What are the medicinal values ​​of Ligustrum lucidum?

Most people may not know much about Ligustrum lucidum. It is just a plant that can be seen everywhere on the roadside. Most of the Ligustrum lucidum fruits are fruits from trees. Now many of the fruits of roadside greening plants are Ligustrum lucidum that we don’t know. This is a common Chinese medicine with a wide range of nutritional value. It can not only help various diseases, but also has a mild smell that can calm the mind and regulate the body. So what are the medicinal values ​​of Ligustrum lucidum!

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 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."

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.

Pharmacological effects of Ligustrum lucidum

Step 1: Lowering blood lipids and preventing arteriosclerosis

Mixing 20g of Ligustrum lucidum coarse powder into the feed for feeding experimental hyperlipidemia rabbits can reduce the serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and reduce the formation of aortic lipid plaques and coronary atherosclerotic plaques.

30 mg/kg of oleanolic acid, a component of Ligustrum lucidum, was mixed into beverages and fed to rats. 0.5 ml of 0.4% oleanolic acid suspension was gavage-administered to rabbits, which had a lipid-lowering effect on rats and rabbits with hyperlipidemia.

Adding 30 and 60 mg/kg of oleanolic acid to the feed of Japanese quail for 8 weeks significantly reduced the serum total cholesterol, lipid peroxides, and total cholesterol levels in the arterial wall, and reduced the incidence of atherosclerosis.

Step 2: Lowering blood sugar

Subcutaneous injection of oleanolic acid at a dose of 50 or 100 mg/kg for 7 consecutive days can lower the blood sugar of normal mice, prevent and treat alloxan-induced diabetes in mice, and counteract the increase in blood sugar in mice caused by adrenaline or glucose.

Ligustrum lucidum has strong activity ability and is very effective in preventing and fighting cancer. It can also reduce high blood pressure and diabetes and promote body metabolism. Ligustrum lucidum itself can reduce cancer cells and has good effects on preventing and fighting cancer, treating spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, and beautifying the skin. It can also lower blood sugar and relieve arteriosclerosis.