Litchi Seed

Traditional Use

Primary Actions

• Regulates qi and stops pain - Li Zhi He is classically used for lower-abdominal, epigastric, and groin pain when qi stagnation and cold congeal in the middle or lower burner.
• Disperses cold and treats hernia-type pain - older indications especially emphasize testicular swelling, inguinal pain, and cold-contraction patterns in the Liver channel.
• Reduces nodules and swelling - historical use includes stubborn cold-stagnation masses or distended painful lumps in the lower abdomen or genital region.

Secondary Actions

• Li Zhi He is a narrow pain-relieving seed rather than a general food-fruit record. The medicinal part is the dried pit, not the sweet fleshy litchi fruit.
• It is often paired with Ju He, Xiao Hui Xiang, or Wu Yao when cold-liver-channel pain radiates to the groin or testes.

Classic Formulas

• Li Zhi He with Ju He and Xiao Hui Xiang - classical pairing logic for hernia-type pain, testicular distention, and cold-contraction in the groin.
• Li Zhi He with Wu Yao or Mu Xiang - traditional strategy for qi-stagnation abdominal pain with a clear cold component.
• Li Zhi He with Shan Zha He - older pairing style for lower-abdominal or testicular pain discussed in traditional hernia-type pattern language.

Classical References

• Traditional herbology describes Li Zhi He as warm, sweet to slightly bitter, and entering the Liver and Stomach channels to regulate qi and stop pain.
• Its classical focus is cold-stagnation pain, especially in the lower abdomen, groin, or testes, rather than broad gastrointestinal tonic use.
• This record therefore stays separate from any future litchi fruit or food-facing page.