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Longan 龙眼肉
Longan (lat. Dimocarpus longan) is a tree belonging to the Sapindaceae family. The dried fruit of this tree are used in TCM.
Taste, Characteristic, and Meridian
Sweet, flat and warm, non-toxic. It returns to the heart, spleen and stomach meridians.
Value in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Tonifies the heart and spleen, benefits qi and blood, strengthens the spleen and stomach, and nourishes muscles. It’s used for treating spleen hurt from overthinking, dizziness, insomnia, palpitation and anxiety, post-disease or post-partum weakness, and blood
loss due to spleen deficiency.
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