Nutritive longan, also known as longan and litchi. Longan is rich in nutrients, including glucose, sucrose, protein, fat, organic acids and vitamins A and B, which is of great benefit to the metabolism of human body.

Protein and vitamins contained in longan are important substances for maintaining skin and hair functions and delaying body aging.

Longan meat has the effects of reducing blood lipid and increasing coronary blood flow, which is beneficial to patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.

Fresh longan is a health care and rehabilitation fruit for patients with yin deficiency, less body fluid, vexed heart, dry mouth and throat, and less cough and phlegm. Decocting dried longan with water and soaking in wine can tonify the heart, soothe the nerves, invigorate qi and nourish blood, which is an ideal tonic for patients with chronic illness, senile or postpartum deficiency of qi and blood, palpitation and insomnia, amnesia, etc.

Longan is especially beneficial to pregnant women, which can prevent and treat calf spasm caused by insufficient body fluid and qi and blood.

Special reminder that overeating longan can also cause symptoms such as qi stagnation, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, etc., especially those with deficiency fire and internal heat should not eat more.