Ligustrum, Glossy Privet Fruit, Nu Zhen Zi 女贞子
Glossy Privet
Nu Zhen Zi (TCM)
Nu Zhen Zi (TCM)
Ligustrum lucidum
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 52 (1825)
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 52 (1825)
Botanical name:
Ligustrum lucidum; L. thibeticum is also used.
Parts used:
Fruit
Temperature & Taste:
Cool. Bitter, Sweet
Classification:
N. Yin Tonic
Ligustrum lucidum; L. thibeticum is also used.
Parts used:
Fruit
Temperature & Taste:
Cool. Bitter, Sweet
Classification:
N. Yin Tonic
Uses:
1. Nourish and Strengthen the Liver and Kidney:
-Lower Back pain
2. Benefits the Eyes:
-Poor eyesight
3. Clears Deficient Heat:
Dose:
Powder: 1–4 grams
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Powder: 1–4 grams
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Sore and Weakness of the Lower Back, Dizziness:
i. Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
2. Deficient Heat, Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
3. To strengthen the Eyesight and improve Vision, Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
4. Sore, red eyes:
i. Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
5. Premature greying of Hair:
i. Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
6. Nourish the Blood and Yin:
i. Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
ii. Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
7. Scrofula, Ligustrum Nu Zhen Zi with ... available in PRO version
Cautions:
Not for Diarrhea from Cold and Weakness of the Stomach
Main Preparations used:
Not for Diarrhea from Cold and Weakness of the Stomach
Main Preparations used: