Glossy Privet Fruit, Fruit of Glossy Privet
Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Ligustri Lucidi Fructus
Nv Zhen Zi

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Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; bitter; cool

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Treament of vertigo, tinnitus, weakness in the loins and knees, premature whitening of hair and impaired eyesight due to deficiency of yin of the liver and kidney.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. its component oleanolic acid can prevent and relieve cyclophosphamide-induced leukocytopenia in mice.2. enhancing the anoxia tolerance of mice under atmospheric pressure.3. increasing coronary flow in rabbits in vitro.4. relaxing adrenaline-induced vasocontricyion in rabbits in vitro.5. lowering the level of blood lipid.