Ligustrum (Yejangsu)
Ligustrum lucidum
About Ligustrum (Yejangsu)
Ligustrum (Yejangsu) (Ligustrum lucidum) is a herb used in the Korean Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Immune Support, Hair Loss, Eye Health, and Fatigue. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Ligustrum lucidum (broad-leaf privet, Chinese privet glossy privet, tree privet or wax-leaf privet) is a species of privet (Ligustrum genus), a flowering plant in the olive family, Oleaceae, native to the southern half of China and naturalized in many places: Spain, Italy, Algeria, Canary Islands, New Zealand, Lesotho, South Africa, Japan, Korea, Australia, Norfolk Island, Chiapas, Central America, Argentina, and the southern United States (California, Arizona, Maryland, and the southeast from Texas to North Carolina). The...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist