Medicinals

lóng yǎn ròu / 龙眼肉 / 龍眼肉 / longan flesh

Latin pharmacognostic name: Longan Arillus

Alternate English names:

Alternate Chinese names: 桂圆 guì yuán; 桂圆肉 guì yuán ròu; 龙眼 lóng yǎn; 圆肉 yuán ròu; 龙眼干 lóng yǎn gān; 蜜脾 mì pí; 益智[2] yì zhì

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Supplementing agents / Blood-supplementing agents

Properties: Sweet; warm.

Channel entry: heart and spleen channels.

Indications:

Supplements the heart and spleen, nourishes the blood, and quiets the spirit: Dual vacuity of the heart and spleen, manifesting in fright palpitations, fearful throbbing, insomnia, or forgetfulness.

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 10–15g or up to 30g. Can be decocted, made into pastes or pills, prepared as a medicinal liquor, or brewed as a tea with hot water and a little yellow rice wine.

Warning:

Contraindicated in center fullness due to damp obstruction or in the presence of phlegm, rheum, or fire.

Product Description:

The dried fruit is spherical, and about 1.5 cm in diameter. The exterior surface is smooth, and a grayish yellow in color. The skin, about 1 mm thick, is brittle and breaks easily to reveal the interior flesh, which through drying has turned from white to dark brown, and shrunken to a sticky, semitranslucent mass, detaching itself from the skin. Amid the flesh is a single dark brown pit.

Quality:

Best are large fruits with thick, soft, semi-translucent brown flesh that has a strong sweet flavor.

Product Area:

Táiwān, Guǎngxī, Guǎngdōng.

Etymology:

The name lóng yǎn ròu 龙眼肉, literally flesh of the ""dragon's eye,"" the fruit so named by its imagined similarity the eye of a dragon. The English name longan is derives from the Cantonese pronunciation (long gnaan) of the same characters.

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