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*[[Long Yan Rou]] 龍眼肉 (edible part of the fruit): as tonic after illnesses, neurasthenia, forgetfulness, palpitation, insomnia. | *[[Long Yan Rou]] 龍眼肉 (edible part of the fruit): as tonic after illnesses, neurasthenia, forgetfulness, palpitation, insomnia. | ||
*Longan Seeds 龍眼種子: stomachache, scalding, bleeding from cut. | *Longan Seeds 龍眼種子: stomachache, scalding, bleeding from cut. | ||
+ | * Longan is used as remedy for stomach ache, insomnia, amnesia, and dropsy. | ||
+ | *The fruit is said to invigorate the heart and spleen, nourish the blood and have a calming effect on the nervous system. | ||
+ | *A spoonful of longan tonic made of equal quantities of longan flesh and sugar simmered in water till it is reduced to a syrup consistency is recommended twice a day. | ||
+ | *A decoction of the dried flesh is taken as a tonic and treatment for insomnia and neurasthenic neurosis. | ||
+ | *In Vietnam, the "eye" of the longan seed is pressed against snakebite in the belief that it will absorb the venom. | ||
+ | *The seeds are administered to counteract heavy sweating, the pulverized kernel, which contains saponin, tannin and fat, serves as a styptic (substance that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions). | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Treatments]] | [[Category:Treatments]] | ||
[[Category:herbal medicine]] | [[Category:herbal medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Chinese medicine]] | [[Category:Chinese medicine]] |
Revision as of 03:11, 12 January 2014
Dimocarpus longan, commonly known as the longan, is a tropical tree that produces edible fruit. It is one of the better-known tropical members of the soapberry family, to which the lychee also belongs. It is native to Southern China.
See also : Long Yan Rou
Special Precautions of Longan
Benefits and uses of Longan are
- Longan Root 龍眼根: for Chyluria , leucorrhea, rheumatoid arthritis.
- Longan Leaves 龍眼葉: prevents epidemic influenza, epidemic meningitis, influenza, enteritis, eczema of the scrotum.
- Long Yan Rou 龍眼肉 (edible part of the fruit): as tonic after illnesses, neurasthenia, forgetfulness, palpitation, insomnia.
- Longan Seeds 龍眼種子: stomachache, scalding, bleeding from cut.
- Longan is used as remedy for stomach ache, insomnia, amnesia, and dropsy.
- The fruit is said to invigorate the heart and spleen, nourish the blood and have a calming effect on the nervous system.
- A spoonful of longan tonic made of equal quantities of longan flesh and sugar simmered in water till it is reduced to a syrup consistency is recommended twice a day.
- A decoction of the dried flesh is taken as a tonic and treatment for insomnia and neurasthenic neurosis.
- In Vietnam, the "eye" of the longan seed is pressed against snakebite in the belief that it will absorb the venom.
- The seeds are administered to counteract heavy sweating, the pulverized kernel, which contains saponin, tannin and fat, serves as a styptic (substance that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions).