West African Litchi Fruit (Litchi chinensis)
西非荔枝果xī fēi lì zhī guǒXifeilizhiguo
Litchi chinensis · Plant
1
Indications
4
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains methylenecyclopropylglycine (MCPG) which may cause hypoglycemia; avoid unripe fruits; avoid in children with underlying metabolic disorders.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists West African Litchi Fruit for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says West African Litchi Fruit does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit ImmuneBenefit Skin
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Litchi chinensis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antioxidant77 records, 15 in people
- Benefit Digestive8 records, 3 in people
- Benefit Immune11 records, 4 in people
- Benefit Skin13 records, 4 in people
- Fatigue Syndrome0 records