What are the effects of Ligustrum lucidum?

Ligustrum lucidum is the fruit of Ligustrum lucidum belonging to Oleaceae. Ligustrum lucidum contains oleanolic acid, mannitol, glucose, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and many trace elements.

Ligustrum lucidum is bitter, sweet and flat, and has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, calming five internal organs, strengthening waist and knees and blackening hair. It is suitable for treating internal heat due to yin deficiency, dizziness, tinnitus, soreness of waist and knees, premature graying, nocturnal emission due to kidney deficiency, deficiency of liver and kidney essence and blood, neurasthenia, insomnia and palpitation.

Modern medical research has confirmed that Ligustrum lucidum has the functions of inhibiting tumor growth, regulating immune function, reducing transaminase, protecting liver, resisting inflammation, dilating coronary artery and resisting arrhythmia.