Lychee seed (荔枝核)
Basics
- Latin name:Litchi chinensis
- Common names:Lychee pit
- Nature:Warm; slightly sweet and bitter
- Part used:Seed
Uses
- Warms the middle, moves qi, relieves pain
- Cold hernia pain and lower-abdominal cold pain (syndrome differentiation required)
Harvest & storage
From ripe lychee fruit; wash seeds and dry in sun.
How to identify
Elongated brown seed, hard texture.

