The fruit of Ligustrum lucidum is used as medicine. Ripe fruits are harvested and dried or blanched in hot water and then dried. Chinese medicine is called Ligustrum lucidum. Cool, sweet and bitter. Has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening waist and knees, blackening beard and improving eyesight. Can be used for treating dizziness, tinnitus, soreness of waist and knees, premature graying of hair, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness, premature graying of hair, and loose teeth.
After soaking Ligustrum lucidum leaves for 24 hours, aromatic wintergreen oil can be distilled and extracted, which is often added to candy and toothpaste. Holly oil is easily absorbed by the skin. It has astringent, diuretic and excitatory effects, and can be used to treat muscle pain.