Litchi is not only nutritious, but also can be used as medicine all over the body. Litchi pulp is warm and sweet, which has five functions, such as benefiting qi, calming the heart, improving intelligence, quenching thirst and moistening dryness. It is suitable for treating scrofula, toxic swelling, acne rash, chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, anemia, body fluid deficiency after illness, stomach cold pain, hernia pain, etc.
Litchi is rich in fructose, protein, fat, vitamin b 1, b2, C, nicotinic acid, citric acid, pectin, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients needed by human body, and has always been called the best among fruits.
Chinese medicine believes that litchi has the effects of invigorating spleen, promoting fluid production, regulating qi and relieving pain; It is suitable for weak body, insufficient body fluid after illness, stomach cold pain, hernia pain and other symptoms. In addition, litchi seed has the effects of soothing the liver, relieving depression and relieving pain, and has high medicinal value.
According to Yu Jiu Yao Jie, litchi "is the best for spleen, liver, essence and blood, yang deficiency and blood cold, and its function is the same as longan, but longan is suitable for blood heat and litchi is suitable for blood cold". Litchi seed is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, which is considered as a product for dispelling cold and dampness and a good medicine for soothing the liver and regulating qi. Specializing in dispelling cold and stagnation, it can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, so it can treat epigastric pain caused by cold and hernia pain caused by stagnation of liver qi.
1, for the treatment of hydrocele of male tunica vaginalis: dry litchi seed (with seeds) and fennel can be used together, stir-fried and grinded slightly, 6g each time, three times a day, and taken with warm water to treat hernia pain. Litchi seed, longan seed and orange seed can be used for decoction15g each. Twice a day.
2. Treatment of stomach gas pain: 60g of litchi seed, 30g of radix aucklandiae, and 0g of clove10g. The three medicines are ground into fine powder, 6g each time, three times a day, and taken with warm water or white wine.
3, treatment of hernia pain: 50 grams of litchi seed, fennel 15 grams, two drugs * * * fried yellow grind into fine powder, 5 grams each time, three times a day, warm water to take.
4, treatment of testicular swelling and pain: 60 grams of litchi seed, orange seed 15 grams, medicinal salt water fried into fine powder 2 tablets, 6 grams each time, three times a day, warm water to take.
5. Treatment of female dysmenorrhea: 60 grams of litchi seed, 30 grams of hawthorn and 30 grams of corydalis. Decoct that three medicinal herbs in a small amount of salt wat, and grinding into fine powder. Take 6 grams each time, three times a day, with warm water.
6. Treatment of postpartum abdominal pain in women: 60 grams of litchi seed and 20 grams of Cyperus rotundus, both of which are decocted together and ground into fine powder. Take 6 grams each time, three times a day, with warm water.
7. Tuberculosis of cervical lymph nodes: Take 50g of dried litchi, 50g of seaweed 1 5g, appropriate amount of yellow wine, decoct in water,1dose, one dose per day, and the course of treatment is not limited.
8, lymph node tuberculosis, scabies: ① Take a few lychees, mash them like mud, and apply them externally to the affected area, once a day 1 time. ② Take 5-7 dried lychees, kelp 15g, add appropriate amount of yellow wine and decoct in water.
9. Hiccup: Take 500 grams of litchi, burn it, grind it into powder, and take it with warm water.
10, stomach cold due to qi deficiency: take 5 pieces of litchi meat, boil wine 1 small cup, and take it several times.