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Part used: Aril (fleshy part of the fruit)
Pharmaceutical name: Euphoriae Longanae, Arillus
Botanical name: Euphoria Longan
Common name: Longan Fruit
Translation: “Dragon Eyes Meat”;
Energy: Warm
Taste: Sweet
Channel-organ: Heart, Spleen
Direction: Descending
Preparation: Slice before adding to decoction
Energetic Functions:
1. To nourish heart blood
2. To calm Shen
3. To tonify spleen Qi
4. Postpartum weakness
Comments:
1. Long Yan Rou (Longan) is primarily used for deficiency of [...]

Part used: Bulb
Pharmaceutical name: Lilii, Bulbus
Botanical name: Lilium lancifolium; L. brownii; L. pumilum; L. longiflorum
Common name: Lily bulb
Translation: “Hundred Meetings”
Energy: Cool
Taste: Sweet, Bitter
Channel-organ: Lung, Heart
Action: Nourish Yin
Energetic Functions:
1. Moistens lung and stops cough
2. Clears heart heat and calms Shen
Comments:
1. The herb comes as scales from the bulb.
2. Can be applied externally to treat swellings and [...]

Part used: Fruit-seed
Pharmaceutical name: Ligustri Lucidi, Fructus
Botanical name: Ligustrum lucidum
Common name: privet fruit
Translation: “Female Virtue Seed”
Energy: Neutral
Taste: Sweet, Bitter
Channel-organ: Liver, Kidney
Action: Ascending
Energetic Functions:
1. Tonifies liver and kidney Yin
2. Clears liver heat to brighten eyes
3. Darken the hair
4. Strengthen knees and waist
5. Preserves jing
 
Comments:
1. Often combined with Han Lian Cao (Eclipta), Sang Shen (Morus) or Gou [...]