What are the medicinal values ​​of Ligustrum lucidum

When it comes to Ligustrum lucidum, perhaps many people don’t know it. In fact, the so-called Ligustrum lucidum is just a plant, but this plant has certain medicinal value. So, what are the medicinal values ​​of Ligustrum lucidum? It is understandable that most people have no idea about this issue. The chance of the plant Ligustrum lucidum appearing in the lives of ordinary people is relatively small, which is one of the reasons why many people do not know about it.

Regarding the nature we live in, there are many plants that we don’t understand. Even scholars and experts do not fully understand our nature, because this nature is really mysterious. In nature, there are actually many things that cannot be explained clearly by science. So, let’s talk about the medicinal value of Ligustrum lucidum.

Ligustrum lucidum fruit is the dried mature fruit of Ligustrum lucidum Ait., a plant of the Oleaceae family. The product is oval, elliptical or kidney-shaped, 6 to 8.5 mm long and 3.5 to 5.5 mm in diameter. The surface is black-purple or gray-black, wrinkled and uneven, with fruit stalk scars at the base or with persistent calyx and short stalks. Light body. The exocarp is thin, the mesocarp is relatively soft and easy to peel off, the endocarp is woody, yellow-brown, with longitudinal ridges, and after breaking open, there is usually one seed, which is kidney-shaped, purple-black, and oily. Odorless, sweet and slightly bitter. 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.

Medicinal value

Clinical Application

It is used for blurred vision, decreased vision, premature graying of hair, low back pain, tinnitus and fever due to liver and kidney yin deficiency. This product can replenish the liver and kidney yin, but the medicinal effect is mild and must be taken slowly. For treating blurry and blurry eyes, it is often used together with Rehmannia glutinosa, Cuscuta australis, Lycium barbarum, etc. For treating premature graying of hair and beard, it is often used together with Eclipta prostrata, Morus alba, etc. For treating yin deficiency and fever, it is often used together with Rehmannia glutinosa, Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae, etc.

1. Deficiency of liver and kidney yin, dizziness, spermatorrhea, tinnitus, soreness of waist and knees, and premature graying of hair.

2. Constipation in the elderly.

3. Coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, chronic hepatitis.

4. Clinical application examples

⑴ Treatment of coronary heart disease: 80 patients with coronary heart disease were treated with Ligustrum lucidum extract tablets, 30 g per day for 2 months. The angina relief rate was 80%, and the electrocardiogram improvement rate was 55%. Ligustrum lucidum honey pills, 5.3 g each time, were used to treat 30 cases of hyperlipidemia. One course of treatment was one month. The serum cholesterol decreased in 70.6% of the patients, and the β-lipoprotein decreased in 91.6%. Clinically, it can improve dizziness in patients with hypertension, and it can improve chest tightness, precordial pain and electrocardiogram in patients with coronary heart disease.

⑵ Treatment of tumors: 152 patients with advanced tumors were treated with oral administration of the drug alone, 2 to 3 times a day, 10 to 40 mg/time, and discontinuation of the drug after 1 to 2 months. Results: The phagocytic function of macrophages was significantly enhanced, the formation rate of E rosettes was increased, and the hemoglobin, white blood cells and platelets increased by 63%, 75% and 79% respectively. It has no effect on IgA, G, and M. It was shown that it can enhance the macrophages, lymphocytes and delayed hypersensitivity reactions of tumor patients, but has no effect on humoral immunity. Oleanolic acid also inhibits type II, III, and IV allergic reactions.

⑶Treatment of hypertension, alcoholic liver damage, hyperlipidemia complicated with hyperuricemia (author's experience prescription): stir-fried Ligustrum lucidum 60g, Houttuynia cordata 60g, Codonopsis pilosula 45g, stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala 30g, roasted ginger 15g, Ophiopogon japonicus 30g, Rhizoma Cyperi 15g, and roasted Licorice root 15g. 40 cases were clinically treated, and within 20 days, comparison of blood pressure, blood biochemistry, color Doppler ultrasound, etc. showed that all physiological indicators were improved compared with before, and the clinical symptoms disappeared. Blood pressure stabilizes at normal levels within 60 days.

Through the detailed introduction in the above article, we all actually understand the medicinal value of Ligustrum lucidum. Through understanding, we will find that Ligustrum lucidum actually has many medicinal values. Ligustrum lucidum has certain therapeutic effects on human yin deficiency, dizziness, constipation, coronary heart disease, hypertension, hepatitis, tumors, etc. You may as well try it in the future.