What are the medicinal uses of Ligustrum lucidum?

Ligustrum lucidum is a common Chinese herbal medicine in life. The medicinal value of this medicine is very good and has a good effect on the treatment of various diseases. The role and value of Ligustrum lucidum itself can nourish the liver and kidneys, lower cholesterol, and promote blood circulation. Many elderly people have high blood pressure and high blood sugar problems. Drinking water with Ligustrum lucidum is very effective. So what are the medicinal uses of Ligustrum lucidum and what are the taboos of drinking water!

Ligustrum lucidum

Ligustrum lucidum is the dried mature fruit of Ligustrum lucidum, a plant of the Oleaceae family. The name of Ligustrum lucidum was first seen in "Shennong's Herbal Classic". Li Shizhen said, "This tree remains green in winter and represents chastity, so it is likened to a chaste woman."

"Shennong's Herbal Classic" lists Ligustrum lucidum as a top-grade medicine for prolonging life, which can "tonify the middle, soothe the five internal organs, nourish the spirit, and eliminate all diseases. Long-term use can make one fat and healthy, and keep the body light and young." "Bencao Mengquan" points out its effects of "blackening hair and beard, strengthening tendons and increasing strength". It is mostly used clinically to treat liver and kidney deficiency syndrome. Such as dizziness, back pain, tinnitus, spermatorrhea, premature graying of hair, decreased vision, blurred vision, etc.

Modern medical research proves that Ligustrum lucidum can

① Increase the coronary blood flow of experimental animals.

②Lipid-lowering

③Lowering blood sugar,

④ It has the effect of reducing blood viscosity, ⑤ anti-thrombotic and ⑥ preventing and treating atherosclerosis.

⑦ It has an increasing effect on the leukocytopenia caused by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. According to the lipid peroxidation theory of aging, Ligustrum lucidum has a certain anti-aging effect.

The general dosage of Ligustrum lucidum is 10-15 grams.

4 easy and simple recipes for Ligustrum lucidum

① Use 50g each of Ligustrum lucidum, Cuscuta australis and Lycium barbarum, add low-alcohol (380) pure grain liquor, soak for two weeks, and take 1 small cup (about 10-15 ml) daily. It can nourish the liver and kidneys, improve essence and eyesight, stop diarrhea and reduce urination, blacken hair, and prolong life.

② 15 grams each of Ligustrum lucidum, Polygonum multiflorum, Rehmannia glutinosa, and Lycium barbarum, decocted in water, taken in the morning and evening for more than half a month. It can cure hair loss caused by liver and kidney yin and blood deficiency.

③ 15g each of Ligustrum lucidum fruit and stir-fried Cassia seed, 18g each of Scrophularia ningpoensis and Lycium barbarum, decocted in water and taken twice a day. It is effective for senile constipation if taken for a long time.

④ Take 15 grams each of Ligustrum lucidum, wolfberry and jujube, decocted in water, and taken twice a day for 30 days to treat leukocytopenia caused by chemotherapy.

"Erzhi Pills", a tonic Chinese patent medicine mainly composed of Ligustrum lucidum fruit, has the effects of "tonifying the waist and knees, strengthening the tendons and bones, strengthening the kidney yin, and blackening the hair." This medicine has a simple formula, is economical, has outstanding efficacy, and its effects are evident if taken for a long time.

Although Ligustrum lucidum is nourishing and not greasy, it is cold in nature. People with spleen and stomach deficiency, cold diarrhea, and yang deficiency should not take it.

In addition to soaking in water, Ligustrum lucidum can also make hair black and shiny, and is very effective in treating gray hair, hair loss, as well as deafness, tinnitus, insomnia, and osteoporosis in the elderly. In addition to treating these diseases, Ligustrum lucidum is also very effective for common hearing loss and inattention in children.