Chasteberry is the dried mature fruit of Ligustrum officinale, mostly ovate, oval or kidney-shaped in shape, with a slight odor, sweet, slightly bitter and astringent taste.
Chasteberry is the dried mature fruit of Ligustrum officinale, mostly ovate, ellipsoid or reniform, length kept at 6-8.5mm, diameter 3.5-5.5mm; surface blackish purple or gray-black, wrinkled and uneven, base with fruiting peduncle scar or with persistent calyx and short peduncle.
The body is light, the exocarp is thin, the mesocarp is looser and easy to peel, the endocarp is woody, yellowish brown, with longitudinal ribs, and the seeds are usually 1 after breaking, reniform, purple-black, oily. Slight gas, taste sweet, slightly bitter and astringent.
The drug can be used for the treatment of liver and kidney yin deficiency, dizziness and tinnitus, lumbar and knee pain and weakness, early whitening of the beard and hair, etc. The specific need to be combined with the individual’s condition to identify the use of medication.
Chasteberry is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, and is recommended to be used after identification by professional Chinese medicine practitioners.