The efficacy of Ligustrum lucidum porridge

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Ligustrum lucidum porridge

The effect of Ligustrum lucidum porridge

Nourishes liver and kidney yin, blackens beard and improves eyesight.

Dosage

Decoction, 10-15g

Ligustrum lucidum medicinal effects:

It is used for blurred vision, decreased vision, premature graying of hair and beard due to liver and kidney yin deficiency, backache, tinnitus and fever due to yin deficiency. This product can replenish liver and kidney yin, but the effect is mild and must be taken slowly. For blurred vision, it is often used with cooked rehmannia, dodder seed, wolfberry, etc. For premature graying of hair and beard, it is often used with Eclipta prostrata, mulberry, etc. For fever due to yin deficiency, it is often used with Radix Rehmanniae and Radix Rehmanniae.

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, and chronic hepatitis.

4. Clinical application examples

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

(2) Treatment of tumors: 152 patients with advanced tumors were treated with a single oral dose of 10-40 mg/time, 2-3 times a day, and the drug was discontinued for 1-2 months. Results: The phagocytic function of macrophages was significantly enhanced, the formation rate of E rosettes was increased, and hemoglobin, white blood cells, and platelets increased by 63%, 75%, and 79%, respectively. There was no effect on IgA, G, and M. This indicates 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.

[Ligustrum lucidum with wine: clean Ligustrum lucidum, add yellow wine and stir well, put in a jar or suitable container, seal, place in a water pot, stew until the wine is absorbed, take out and dry (for every 100 catties of Ligustrum lucidum, use 20 catties of yellow wine). "Depei Materia Medica": wash Ligustrum lucidum to remove the skin, steam with wine, and dry in the sun. It can also be stir-fried with light salt water.

Ligustrum lucidum beauty food

Ligustrum lucidum wine

[Ingredients] 200 grams of Ligustrum lucidum, 500 milliliters of low-alcohol liquor.

[Preparation method] Harvest the fruits when they are ripe in winter. Wash the Ligustrum lucidum fruits, steam them and dry them in the sun. Put them in low-alcohol white wine, cover and seal them. Shake them once a day and start taking them after one week.

[Usage] 1 to 2 times a day, 1 small cup each time.

[Effects] Nourishes the liver and kidneys, resists aging and removes spots.

[Main indications] Senile lipofuscin spots.

[Note] Ligustrum lucidum is the mature fruit of Ligustrum lucidum, an evergreen shrub or tree of the Oleaceae family. Ligustrum lucidum can be made into a low-alcohol alcoholic drink for oral treatment, which can promote blood circulation, remove spots, nourish the skin, strengthen the body and resist aging.

Effects of Ligustrum lucidum porridge

[Properties] Sweet, bitter, cool in nature. Can nourish the liver and kidneys and improve eyesight.

[Reference] Contains oleanolic acid, mannitol, glucose, palmitic acid and glyceric acid.

It can enhance immune function, increase peripheral leukocytes, enhance the phagocytic ability of the reticuloendothelial system, and enhance cellular immunity and humoral immunity; it has cardiotonic, diuretic, liver-protecting, cough-relieving, laxative, antibacterial, and anti-cancer effects.

[Use] Used for liver and kidney yin deficiency, low back pain, tinnitus, premature graying of hair; blurred vision; yin deficiency fever.

[Additional prescription]

1. Mulberry paste: Take equal parts of mulberry, Ligustrum lucidum, and Eclipta prostrata. Boil in water to extract the concentrated juice, add about the same amount of refined honey, boil to obtain the paste. Take 1-2 spoons each time.

Originated from "Yi Fang Ji Jie" (Er Zhi Wan was changed into a paste). This recipe uses Ligustrum lucidum and mulberry to nourish the liver and kidney, nourish yin and blood, and uses Eclipta prostrata to enhance its function. It is used for liver and kidney deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, and premature graying of hair.

2. Two-fruit chrysanthemum drink: 15g each of Ligustrum lucidum fruit and Lycium barbarum fruit, 10g of chrysanthemum. Decoction in water and drink.

This recipe uses Ligustrum lucidum and Lycium barbarum to nourish the liver and kidney and improve eyesight, and uses Chrysanthemum to nourish the liver and improve eyesight. It is used for liver and kidney yin deficiency, dry eyes, blurred vision, or decreased vision.

3. Two green privet tea

Green-calyx plum, green tea, orange peel 3g each, Ligustrum lucidum 6g. First crush Ligustrum lucidum, put it into a cup with the first three ingredients, and brew it with boiling water. Take 1 dose a day, drink at any time. Function: nourishing yin and relieving throat, promoting qi and resolving phlegm. It is good for liver and kidney yin deficiency, floating of virtual fire, sore throat caused by qi stagnation and phlegm, and foreign body sensation in the throat.

Essentials of Selected Prescriptions of Ligustrum lucidum

① Nourish the waist and knees, strengthen the tendons and bones, strengthen the kidneys, and blacken the beard and hair: Ligustrum lucidum fruit (collected on the winter solstice: any amount, dry in the shade, steam with honey wine, overnight, remove the skin in a coarse bag, dry in the sun and grind into powder, store in a clay bottle, or boil dry first and use with Eclipta prostrata), Eclipta prostrata (collected on the summer solstice, any amount), mash the juice and boil into paste, mix with the previous medicine to make pills, and take with wine before going to bed. (Erzhi Pills in "Yi Fang Ji Jie")

②Treat neurasthenia: 50g to 100g of each of Ligustrum lucidum, Channa intestines, and Morus alba. Decoction in water. Or soak 2 jin of Ligustrum lucidum in 2 jin of rice wine, and take it daily as appropriate. (Commonly used herbal medicines in Zhejiang folk)

③Treatment of wind-heat red eyes: Take any amount of holly seeds, 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 to apply to the eyes. (Ji Ji Xian Fang)

④Treatment of optic neuritis: 1 liang each of Ligustrum lucidum fruit, Cassia tora and Atractylodes macrocephala fruit. Decoction in water and take orally. (Commonly used herbal medicines among Zhejiang folks)

⑤ Treat scrofula, tuberculous hot flashes, etc.: 3 qian of Ligustrum lucidum, 2 qian of Radix Lycii, 1.5 qian of Artemisia annua, 2.5 qian of Prunella vulgaris. Decoction in water and take three times a day. (Modern Practical Chinese Medicine)

⑥ Treat kidney dryness and heat, stranguria and pain, weakness in waist and legs, and long-term lower body consumption: 4 qian of Ligustrum lucidum, 6 qian of Radix Rehmanniae, 6 qian of Tortoise Shell, 2 qian each of Angelica sinensis, Poria cocos, Dendrobium candidum, Pollen, Radix Dioscoreae, Achyranthes bidentata, and Plantago seed, and 3 large mussels. Decoction in water. (Ligustrum lucidum decoction in "Yichun Shengyi")

⑦ To nourish the kidney and yin. Take the fruit of Ligustrum lucidum, remove the stems and leaves, soak it in wine for a day and a night, remove the skin, dry it in the sun, grind it into powder, wait for the morning lotus grass to emerge, pick a few stones, pound the juice and boil it to make a thick paste, and make it into pills as big as walnuts. Take 100 pills every night with wine. After more than ten days, the physical strength will increase and the elderly will no longer have to get up at night. It can also turn white hair black, strengthen the waist and knees, and raise yin energy.

Another recipe: Use the fruits of the Ligustrum lucidum 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 1.4 jin; take 10 liang of the Herba Ecliptae harvested in summer and dried in the shade; take 10 liang of the Herba Mori harvested in late spring and dried in the shade. Grind the three ingredients into powder, add refined honey and make pills as big as walnuts. Take seven or eight pills each time, and drink with light salt soup. If the Herba Mori harvested in May and the Herba Ecliptae harvested in August, you can directly mash the juice and add the medicine without adding honey.

⑧ Red eyes due to wind-heat: Use unlimited amount of Ligustrum lucidum fruit, mash the juice and boil it into paste, store it in a clean bottle, bury it in the ground for seven days, and then use it to apply to the eyes.

⑨ Mouth sores, tongue swelling. Take Ligustrum lucidum leaves, mash the juice, soak it in the mouth and spit out the saliva.

⑩ For all eye diseases, mash Ligustrum lucidum leaves, add potassium nitrate, mix well and apply to the eyes.