Nuzhenzi
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Nuzhenzi

Ligustrum lucidum

wholedried

Botanical Source

System Profiles

Nature (Temperature)Neutral
Flavor
CategoryTonify Qi
PinyinNuzhenzi

History

First appeared in Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica, classified as upper class.

Traditional Usage

Nuzhenzi is made from the ripe fruits of the ligustrum, or glossy privet plant. Bitter and sweet tasting, this cooling herb enters the kidney and liver meridians to tonify the liver and kidney, clear heat and brighten the eyes. It also improves the supply of nutrition to the hair follicles, preventing premature greying of hair and promoting hair growth.

Modern Research

Nuzhenzi has immunostimulant, anti-diabetic, haematological, anti-inflamatory, antibiotic and hepaprotective effects. It has been used with good results to treat chronic hepatitis and high cholesterol.