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Euphoria, Longan fruit, Long Yan Rou 龙眼肉

Longan Fruit
Long Yan Rou (TCM)
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Euphoria longan
Dian Nan Ben Cao Tu Shuo
(Illustrated Yunnan Pharmacopoeia) Ming Dynasty (1773 edition)

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Euphoria longan
Transactions of the Royal Horticultural Society of London, Vol. 2 (1822)

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Euphoria longan
(Photo by Len Worthington) (Wikimedia)

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Botanical name:
Euphoria longan (syn. Dimocarpus langan)

Parts used:
Fruit (flesh of the fruit)

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, moist. Sweet

Classification:
N. Blood Tonic

Uses:
1. Nourishes the Heart, Calms the Mind and Spirit:

-Palpitations, Insomnia

2. Nourishes Blood:
-Blood deficiency


Dose:
Decoction: 9–15 grams (maximum 30 grams)

Comment:
... available in PRO version

Correctives:
... available in PRO version
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Main Combinations:
1. Palpitations, insomnia with deficiency, Euphoria Long Yan Rou with ... available in PRO version
2. Mild Insomnia, Excitability, Restlessness, Euphoria Long Yan Rou with ... available in PRO version
3. Forgetfulness, Dizziness, Mental Fatigue, Euphoria Long Yan Rou with ... available in PRO version
4. Mild cases of Blood and Qi deficiency:
i. ... available in PRO version
ii. more severe deficiency, Euphoria Long Yan Rou with ... available in PRO version
5. Postpartum Edema, Postpartum deficiency, Euphoria Long Yan Rou with ... available in PRO version
6. To strengthen the Spleen and Stomach and boost the Spirit, ... available in PRO version
7. Diarrhea from Spleen deficiency, Euphoria Long Yan Rou with ... available in PRO version

Cautions:
1. Not used for Phlegm-Damp with Qi stagnation. Its sweet, rich nature creates dampness and causes Obstruction.
2. Not used for Stomach Heat with Phlegm; it can increase Phlegm and Heat due to its obstructing nature.

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