Beauty comes from within, it is not a hypothetical concept, but an actual manifestation and expression.
The high antioxidant content of the Taoist beauty tonic herbs act to preserve the protein structures of the skin (collagen and elastin) and thus help to promote youthfulness by supplying the potent mineral and phytonutrient nutrition the body requires to rebuild and preserve itself.
Longan is a wonderful and delicious tonic fruit used by the Chinese as a blood tonic, to build energy, to nurture the heart, and to add luster and beauty to the skin. Longan is a qi tonic used to tone the blood, increase physical stamina, nourish the heart, rebuild energy and to add lustre and radiance to the skin.
Longan is celebrated as a potent sexual tonic for both men and women. The herb is believed to promote peripheral circulation to the hands and feet and bring a deep sense of calming to the entire body system. Longan helps to potentiate the action of other blood building herbs, also helping to deepen feelings of tranquility when combined with shen tonics. Longan Nourishes the blood, tonifies spleen and heart, calms the spirit.
We have a big dose of it in the beauty blend and love having this herb in our diet.