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Botanical Name |
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Dimocarpus longan Lour. |
English
Name |
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Longan, Lungan, Dragon eye |
Synonym(s) |
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Euphoria longana, Euphoria longan, Nephelium longana, Nephelium longan |
Family |
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Sapindaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Large tree, to 50 feet (15 m) tall, with a dense, symmetrical crown and rough bark. Alternate, compound leaves to 12 inches (30 cm) in length, with 6-9 pairs of leaflets. Flowers staminate, pistillate and hermaphroditic, small, whitish, produced in terminal or axillary panicles. Fruits round, 0.5-1 inch (1-2.5 cm) in diameter, with a rough, light brown peel and a sweet, translucent, whitish pulp surrounding a smooth black seed. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antioxidant and antiviral (leaves) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Quercetin (leaf) |
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of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Quercetin |
Not Available |
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphen
yl)-3,4,5-trihydroxy
-chromen-7-one |
C15H10O7 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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To reduce fevers (fresh fruits); as a cure for insomnia (dried fruit); in the treatment of allergies, cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (leaves) |
Dealers
Products
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Health Remedies 
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