Longan: Delicious Healthy Tropical Fruit

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Plant extract of Longan is indigenous to Southern China, found growing in high elevations between 500 to 1,500 feet on the provinces of Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Schezwan and Fukien. These tall trees, often growing up to a height of 50 feet were introduced to India in 1798.

However, Indian literature adverted to the fact that plant extract of Longan is not only native to China but to southwestern India and the forests of upper Assam and the Garo hills as well. Presently, longan trees can be found in Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, even Malaysia and the Philippines.

Fruit stalls are a common sight in Singapore. The choices are staggering. Large and gruff jackfruit, kiwi-like alike chikus, shocking pink dragon fruit with whiskers, rambutans with hairs (hence the name, red hairy fruit), sour with spikes and the formidable thorny durians with a smell to match. Where do I stop? Mangos teen, buarukoo (I don’t even the proper name for this fruit), blushing lycees, and the frightfully bitter noni fruit. All vying for attention, all screaming, “Pick me!”

Lycee has a far better reputation, in terms of size or taste ...
... and longan is often referred to as the “little brother of lycee.” It even has a little pet name, “li-chihnu,” meaning “slave of lychee.” But since I’m always a fan of the underdog and the unrepresented, I go for longan instinctively.

Longan has many benefits: fill the fire to help Yang, Return Fire Yang, and cold pain, promoting blood circulation. Cinnamon has dilation of blood vessels, promote blood circulation, increase coronary and cerebral blood flow, vascular resistance decreased to such effect; in vitro, the methanol extract and cinnamaldehyde have anti-platelet aggregation, anti-thrombin; cinnamon oil, cinnamic aldehyde, sodium cinnamate has sedative, analgesic, antipyretic, anticonvulsant and so on; cinnamon oil can promote bowel movements, so that increased secretion of the digestive tract, and enhance digestive function, eliminate digestive product gas to ease the pain of gastrointestinal spasm, and can lead to Uterine congestion; cinnamic acid has lung cancer cells makes the role reversal.

Longans are best eaten fresh. The fresh can be added to dessert or juice to make a popular drink, called, Longan drink. Fresh longans will stay fresh when refrigerate anywhere from 5 to 7 days, in some cases, longer. Plant Extract Suppliers can help you.

Canned longans can be found in Asian supermarket and these make good fruit salads, desserts and they can also be added to Chinese dishes.

The fleshes of longans are dried to induce longer shelf life. They should be kept in airtight jars in a cool place.

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