long yan rou

Name: long yan rou
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龙眼肉·Arillus Longan

Flesh Of The Longan Fruit

About long yan rou

Long Yan Rou (龙眼肉) is the flesh of the longan fruit, recorded as Arillus Longan. It is sweet in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Heart and Spleen channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that tonify Blood.

Names

Pinyin	long yan rou
Chinese	龙眼肉
Latin Name	Arillus Longan
English Name	Flesh Of The Longan Fruit·longan·Longan Fruit Flesh·longan; flesh of the longan fruit
Japanese	Ryuganniku
Korean	Yonganyuk

Classification

Category: Tonify Blood
Channels: Spleen, Heart
Flavour: Sweet
Temperature: Warm
Family: Sapindaceae
Species: Dimocarpus longan
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Tonifies the Heart and Spleen, nourishes Blood and calms the Shen

Heart and Spleen deficiency showing as dizziness, forgetfulness, poor sleep and palpitations
Overthinking or overwork that has used up the Blood, with restlessness; can be taken alone as a tea

Combinations

dang gui + ren shen + suan zao ren + huang qi
Heart Blood Deficiency with palpitations and insomnia, particularly alongside Spleen Qi Deficiency
bai he
Mild insomnia and excitability
shi chang pu
Heart Qi and Blood Deficiency with poor memory, dizziness and fatigue
white sugar
Deficient Qi and Blood
sheng jiang + da zao
Exhausted Qi and Blood after childbirth with floating edema
sheng jiang + bai zhu + shan yao + yi yi ren
Diarrhea from Spleen Deficiency
huang qi + ren shen + xi yang shen
Qi and Blood Deficiency
grain-based liquor
Qi and Blood Deficiency with Cold from Yang Deficiency, soaked and drunk each day

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any	6-30 g	—	—	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Phlegm-Fire
contraindication Fire from constraint
contraindication Phlegm with stagnant Qi
contraindication Damp in the Middle Jiao, such as water retention or a stifling epigastrium
contraindication Damp-Heat
contraindication Wind-Heat in the Lungs with cough bringing up phlegm or blood
contraindication A Yang-type constitution
contraindication Heart Fire or Lung Fire
contraindication Fullness in the Middle Jiao with nausea or vomiting
contraindication Constrained Qi knotted in the epigastrium
caution Heat or Excess patterns
caution Sweet, warm and cloying: combine with herbs that strengthen the Spleen or move Qi to avoid indigestion
caution Rich in sugar; consider overall sugar intake, for example in diabetes

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