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🌿 Herb

Lychee Seed; Litchi Seed

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Clinical Trials
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Meta-Analyses
2
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
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📚 Sample References
PMID 32893437
Lychee seed polyphenol protects the blood-brain barrier through inhibiting Aβ(25-35)-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation via the AMPK/mTOR/ULK1-mediated autophagy in bEnd.3 cells and APP/PS1 mice
Phytother Res · 2021
PMID 34630125
Total Flavonoids of Litchi Seed Attenuate Prostate Cancer Progression Via Inhibiting AKT/mTOR and NF-kB Signaling Pathways
Front Pharmacol · 2021
🌿 All Herb data fields for Lychee Seed; Litchi Seed
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Li Zhi He
中文名 (Chinese)
荔枝核
Latin Name
Semen Litchi; Litchi Semen
English Name
Lychee Seed; Litchi Seed
Alias Names
荔仁; 枝核; 荔核; 大荔核
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Slightly Bitter; Warm
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Kidney
Part Used
Seed
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Qi Regulating Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
理气药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To promote the flow of qi and the subsidence of induration, and to dispel cold and relieve pain.
Indication (主治)
Mounting qi pain, painful swollen testes, premenstrual abdominal pain, postpartum abdominal pain.
🔗 External References
SymMap
TCMID
4506
TCMSP
239
TCM-ID
1264
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (30 fields)
name
Lychee Seed; Litchi Seed
chinese name
荔枝核
pinyin name
Li Zhi He
latin name
Semen Litchi; Litchi Semen
english name
Lychee Seed; Litchi Seed
properties english
Sweet; Slightly Bitter; Warm
meridians english
Liver; Kidney
use part
Seed
symmap herb id
239
tcmid id
4506
tcmsp id
239
herb id str
HERB003348
function text
To promote the flow of qi and the subsidence of induration, and to dispel cold and relieve pain.
indication
Mounting qi pain, painful swollen testes, premenstrual abdominal pain, postpartum abdominal pain.
therapeutic en class
Qi Regulating Drugs
therapeutic cn class
理气药
tcm id id
1264
alias name
荔仁; 枝核; 荔核; 大荔核

📚 PubMed References

2 · cited research
PMID 32893437 Lychee seed polyphenol protects the blood-brain barrier through inhibiting Aβ(25
Phytother Res
PMID 34630125 Total Flavonoids of Litchi Seed Attenuate Prostate Cancer Progression Via Inhibi
Front Pharmacol
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