Information about litchi

Litchi (scientific name: litchi Sonn. ), native to southern China, is a subtropical fruit tree and an evergreen tree, with a height of about10m. The peel is scaly, bright red and purplish red. When the pulp is fresh, it is translucent and fatty, delicious, but not storable. Litchi, together with bananas, pineapples and longan, is called "the four major fruits in South China". Litchi is famous for Yang Guifei's love of eating, which made Du Mu write a famous sentence "The world of mortals rides a princess and laughs, but no one knows it is litchi". Litchi is hot, and it is easy to get angry if you eat too much, which will cause "litchi disease". Solid wood, dark reddish brown, elegant texture, corrosion resistance, has always been a first-class material. Litchi is sweet, sour and warm, and enters the heart, spleen and liver meridians; It can stop hiccups and diarrhea, and is a good diet therapy for patients with intractable hiccups and diarrhea. At the same time, it has the effects of strengthening the brain, strengthening the body, stimulating appetite and strengthening the spleen. (Overview reference: China Plant Image Database 1)