$6.95 USA Shipping • 90-Day Hassle-Free Returns

Home » Long Kui – Solanum – Herba Solanum Nigrum

Long Kui – Solanum – Herba Solanum Nigrum

Long Kui

English Name: solanum, black nightshade

Pharmaceutical Name: Herba Solanum Nigrum

Medica Category: Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Herbs

Properties: Long Kui enters the Lung and Urinary Bladder channels; it is slightly bitter in nature and cold in temperature.

What is Long Kui?:

The Chinese Herb Long Kui is the dried stems and leaves of the European Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) which are decocted for use as medicine (the raw fresh part of plant and unripe fruit are poisonous). The decoction of stems and leaves is still considered slightly toxic (see safety note below).

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Therapeutic Actions of Long Kui:

Long Kui clears heat, eliminates toxins and reduces swelling in the Lung and Urinary Bladder channels and is used both topically and internally to treat various skin conditions (e.g. sores and carbuncles, eczema, pruritis, and erysipelas) as well as painful, burning dysuria (with edema).

Long Kui is used in China to treat cancer (with other heat-toxin removing, anti-neoplastic herbs such as Ban Zhi Lian).

**safety note: Long Gui is contraindicated for pregnancy and for nursing mothers as its decoction is considered slightly toxic due to the presence of the glycol-alkaloid solanine; for the same reason its use should be discontinued as soon as symptoms of toxic heat abate and its short-term use should be monitored by a trained health care practitioner.

Products Containing Tag: Long Kui – Solanum – Herba Solanum Nigrum

No results found

You can try clearing any filters or head to our store’s home

Latest Blog Posts

  • Chinese Herbs for Male Fertility  

    When it comes to infertility challenges, much of the focus often falls on the female side of things – uterine lining, egg quality, and female hormone balance. Yet, male fertility challenges are more common than you might think, and they play an equally important role in conception. If you and your partner have been trying…

  • 6 Ways to Leverage Chinese Medicine and Reach Your Health Goals

    Starting a new health journey is exciting. You set your sights on goals like better energy, improved focus, or simply feeling good in your body. You imagine how you’ll feel in a few months or even this time next year and start to feel unstoppable. That is, until that early motivation wears off. As the…

  • 5 Lifestyle Shifts to Reach Your Wellness Goals in 2025 

    New Year’s resolutions are motivating in January, when the excitement of a new start is fresh. By February, however, that initial excitement of those goals you set often starts to wane. But who says meaningful change has to be tied to January 1st? True transformation comes from consistent, sustainable shifts in how we live every…