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Japanese Wax Privet / Ligustrum Japonicum (nu jen zi) 女貞子

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NATURE:

Slightly cold; bitter and sweet; attributive to kidneys and spleen.

CHARACTERISTICS:

Fruit of an evergreen tree that is cultivated for the production of white wax because the insect that produces this wax favors it as a habitat. This herb is known to tighten flesh and firming skins and increases energy.

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:

Stimulant; build immunity and prevent tumor formation; tonify yin and calm the five vital organs; tranquilize the mind by nourishing the heart and treat insomnia, palpitation and also used for treating hepatitis.

 


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