Longan Aril lóng yǎn ròu · 龙眼肉

Safety. Sweet, warm and sticky in the classical description: the tradition cautions against it where there is internal phlegm-fire or where dampness is retained, and eating a lot of it is described as producing heat and constraining the digestion. It is a dried fruit with a high natural sugar content, so anyone monitoring their blood sugar should treat it as a sweet dried fruit rather than as a medicine. Safety in pregnancy is not established beyond ordinary food amounts.