Longan
For Chinese dietary therapy, Longan (龙眼) is a food of Warm nature and Sweet flavor. A warm fruit traditionally associated with Heart and Spleen and with comforting preparations.
Traditional energetics
- Nature
- Warm
- Flavor
- Sweet
- Affinity
- Heart · Spleen
- Direction of Qi
- Warming · tonifies blood
- Season
- Summer
- Group
- Fruit
How tradition reads it
A warm fruit traditionally associated with Heart and Spleen and with comforting preparations.
Classic with jujube and lotus seed in calming desserts for sleep; tradition moderates it when there is heat or phlegm.
In the kitchen
Fresh, or dried in sweet soups, porridge, and infusions.
Outside Asian shops, canned lychee or raisins work as a study approximation.
Current nutrition note
A sweet, calorie-dense dried fruit rich in natural sugars and potassium.
Precautions
Dried pulp concentrates sugar; adapt quantity with diabetes.
Health notice. Educational and study content. It describes concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Needling, medicinal herbs and invasive techniques must be applied by trained professionals. Safety guide.
