The leaves of Ligustrum lucidum are opposite, leathery, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 5 ~14cm long and 3.5～6cm wide, with sharp apex, round base and dark green and shiny top. Flowers are small, fragrant, and densely clustered into terminal panicles, with a length of12 ~ 20 cm; Drupe is oval, slightly curved, purple-blue when ripe, with white powder. The flowering period is from June to July and the fruiting period is from August to1February. After soaking Ligustrum lucidum leaves for 24 hours, fragrant wintergreen oil can be extracted by distillation, which is often added to sweets and toothpaste. Holly oil is easily absorbed by the skin. It has astringent, diuretic and exciting effects, and can be used to treat muscle pain.

Medical value of Ligustrum lucidum: Ligustrum lucidum is the fruit of Ligustrum lucidum. The weight of 1000 grains is about 36 grams, with 27,000 grains per kilogram, and the germination rate is 50-70%. It is cool in nature and bitter in taste, and can nourish liver and kidney, improve eyesight and blacken hair. Indications: dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness, premature gray hair and loose teeth.