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What Is Glossy Privet Fruit? A Comprehensive Guide to This Fruit

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The glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum) is an evergreen shrub of the Oleaceae family, with opposite, ovate leaves that are long and pointed at the tip; it flowers and sets seed in summer, the seeds first green and turning black when ripe in December, resembling little black beans. Glossy privet fruit is harvested after December and can be used medicinally. It tastes bitter and is cold in nature, and is generally used as a tonic, but taking too much of it can cause diarrhoea. In decoctions it is often used to treat tuberculosis, tidal fever, soreness and aching of the lower back, oedema and other conditions; in pills and ointments it is often used to treat dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations and other conditions; mixed with black sesame and eaten, it is often used to treat premature ageing with white hair and neurasthenia and other conditions.

The glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum) is an evergreen shrub of the Oleaceae family, with opposite, ovate leaves that are long and pointed at the tip; it flowers and sets seed in summer, the seeds first green and turning black when ripe in December, resembling little black beans.

Glossy privet fruit is harvested after December and can be used medicinally. It tastes bitter and is cold in nature, and is generally used as a tonic, but taking too much of it can cause diarrhoea. In decoctions it is often used to treat tuberculosis, tidal fever, soreness and aching of the lower back, oedema and other conditions; in pills and ointments it is often used to treat dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations and other conditions; mixed with black sesame and eaten, it is often used to treat premature ageing with white hair and neurasthenia and other conditions.

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