🔥 Dimocarpus longan

by Sarah on July 02, 2023 in Sapindaceae

Traditional Herbs from Dimocarpus longan

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Take 30 g of dried longan pulp, 30 g of dried mulberry, 2 g of dried ginseng, honey to taste.
Wash all the ingredients, boil in 800 ml of water until 400 ml remains then strain.", "Add enough honey then drink the water 2 times a day, 200 ml each.

What is Dimocarpus longan Looks like??

Parts of Dimocarpus longan that could be used

Leaves", "Seeds", "Fruit", "Twigs

Dimocarpus longan Distribution

Longan was known 2000 years ago and comes from the mountainous regions of Myanmar to Southern China. Spread widely to Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and the United States (Florida). Longan can be eaten fresh or processed as a fruit drink. It has benefits as a traditional medicine, especially in Chinese medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine) in the form of dried fruit.
Agroecology of Dimocarpus longan
Suitable for planting in the lowlands between 200-600 m above sea level, rainfall ranging from 1,500-2,000 mm/year, with a dry month of 4-6 months, groundwater between 50-200 cm. Air temperature 18-30 °C and relative air humidity 65-95%. It grows well in sandy, loose soil, containing enough nutrients with a soil pH of 5.5-6.
Morphology of Dimocarpus longan

Deep taproot.
Stem woody and hard, many branches, 1 m in diameter.
Compound leaves, each stalk has 2-4 leaves, the upper surface is shiny and green, the veins are pinnate .
Compound flowers, yellowish brown.
Fruit is round or oval, in clusters. Green skin (young), yellowish brown (ripe), slightly bumpy surface.

Cultivation of Dimocarpus longan

Generative (seed) and vegetative propagation (grafting and grafting).
Longan seeds that are 6-12 months old can\u00a0be planted in land with a spacing of 10 m x 10 m.

Dimocarpus longan, more details :

Chemical Content of Dimocarpus longan
Stem: scopoletin and stigmasterol. Leaves: quercetin and flavonoids. Fruit: riboflavin, vitamins B, C, amino acids. Seeds: phenolics, saponins. Fruit peel: gallic acid, glycosides, flavones (quercetin, kaempferol), and hydroxynamate.
Benefits of Dimocarpus longan
Maintains healthy eyes, skin and hair, increases body resistance, wards off free radicals, treats high fever (antipyretic), anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory), antioxidant, anti-cancer, antiviral and bacterial, urine laxative, heals wounds.
Simplisia of Dimocarpus longan

Choose fresh longan leaves. Clean them of any dirt stuck to them. Wash them then drain them.
Slice the leaves and place them on a container then dry them in the sun and cover with a dark colored thin cloth.
After drying, put them in a clean, covered plastic tight or airtight.

Another Facts for Dimocarpus longan :

Synonym of Dimocarpus longan
Arytera leichhardtii var. hebepetala (Benth.) Radlk.Dimocarpus pupilla MoonDimocarpus undulatus Wight
Habitus of Dimocarpus longan
Tree. Annual tree, up to 40 m high
Habitat of Dimocarpus longan