Longan Aril … Classic Formulas
Long Yan Rou · Arillus Longan
Primary Actions
- Tonifies the Heart and Spleen and nourishes Blood; calms the Spirit for palpitations, insomnia, and poor memory from Heart-Spleen Blood deficiency
- Nourishes Blood in cases of Blood deficiency with dizziness and pallor
Classic Formulas
- Gui Pi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction)
Classical Text References
- Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Divine Farmer's Materia Medica, c. 200 CE) lists Long Yan Rou among the upper-class tonics for calming the spirit and benefiting intelligence
- Ben Cao Gang Mu (Li Shizhen, 1578) notes its use for strengthening the Spleen and nourishing Blood