click here to order for 1 lb $16

click here to order for 2 oz $3

This unique herbal trail mix provides all three treasures, Jing, Qi and Shen and is absolutely delicious. It is an amazingly satisfying herbal food. The Lycium and Longan fruits mix perfectly and delectably with the walnuts, almonds and pine nuts. Walnuts are an excellent and important Yang tonic in Chinese herbalism. We use organically grown, peeled walnuts (the thin outer skin is believed to be slightly toxic and counter-productive). The pine nuts are an excellent source of energy. The almonds have special health value. This mix gives you incredible energy. And, Hermit's Mix is an excellent beauty tonic.

Primary Traditional Functions
Tonifies Qi, Blood, Yin Jing, Yang Jing and Shen. Beautifies the skin and brightens the eyes.

Who Can Use This Formula
Anyone. Children love it. Adults find it irresistable.

Typical Usage
1-3 ounces per day.

Note
LYCIUM FRUIT

Lycium has been considered a major anti-aging herb for over 2500 hundred years. It has long been used throughout Asia as an anti-aging herb that promotes longevity. It is also said to promote beautiful skin and youthful sexual funcitoning.

The Daoist art of longevity, known as the "Art of Radiant Health" is one of the great legacies of the East. And Lycium has played a major part in Daoist health practice since ancient times. Though it is a common herb, it is one that the Taoists consider to be transcendental.

This delicious fruit is very widely used throughout Asia as a superb Yin essence and blood tonic. It is one of the most popular herbs in the world. Regular consumption of Lycium is traditionally believed to lead to a long, vigorous and happy life. And it is said that prolonged consumption of Lycium will promote cheerfulness and brighten the Spirit. Lycium is also said to brighten the eyes and improve vision. Lycium strengthens the legs and has long been a favorite herb of Chinese martial artists and athletes. Lycium fruit is widely believed to increase sexual fluids and enhance fertility. Lycium, like Ginseng and Ganoderma, is a quintessential tonic herb.

Lycium is believed to fortify the system against disease and to provide the energy to overcome difficult obstacles.

Lycium has been tested as an anti-obesity drug. Patients were given 30 grams each morning and each afternoon to be made into a tea. Results were excellent. Most patients lost significant weight.

Lycium is commonly used in the treatment of diabetes. 8-10 grams of fruit is steamed and eaten each time, three times daily . The daily dosage range of 8–30 grams is typical of medical applications in China.

It has been reported that Lycium has been used in the treatment of atrophic gastritis, weakened digestion due to reduced stomach activity. Patients consume 10 grams of the whole fruits each time, twice daily before meals for two months or longer.

Lycium is commonly used by first trimester mothers to prevent morning sickness. 50 grams of Lycium is boiled along with 50 grams of Scute for 30 minutes. Drinking this tea is a quick and effective remedy for morning sickness.

It is said in China that eating a small amount of Lycium a day will make to happy for the entire day. Such a practice has a cumulative effect. Eventually, you can’t stop smiling.

There are two primary varieties of Lycium. The first is called Ning Xia Lycium. This Lycium is the preferred herb of herbal connoisseurs. It is big, has thick fruit meat, has few seeds and its taste is sweet and exquisite. Ning Xia Lycium is further graded according to size.

A second variety is known as Blood Lycium. Blood Lycium is of a lower quality than Ning Xia Lycium. Blood Lycium is OK, and it still has the tonic benefits associated with Lycium, but it is far inferior to Ning Xia Lycium. Great Lycium is very sweet and a total pleasure to eat raw or cooked.

We only use organically grown Ning Xia Lycium in all DragonHerbs.com products

LONGAN FRUIT

Longan fruit is another blood tonic that is famous for beauty. Chinese women consume Longan fruit to maintain the skin a young girl---moist, firm, radiant, soft and smooth. Longan is equally beneficial to men. It is believed to have a calming effect and to add radiance to the eyes.

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.

It is believed among the Chinese people that Longan is not only great for the skin, but is also a fantastic sex tonic. For that reason, Longan is considered as a special tonic for women who wish to be both beautiful and sexual---it has a 2000 year reputation as a special love tonic. It is said that the most beautiful women in China eat Longan.

Longan Fruit has a high content of iron, about 20 times that of grapes and 15 times that of spinach.

WALNUT KERNEL (peeled)

Walnuts are well-known here in the West as a delicacy. However, to the Chinese, Walnut kernels are an important tonic herb which has significant strengthening qualities. In particular, it is used to strengthen the Kidney functions, and therefore it is used to strengthen the lumbar region of the back, the legs and the sexual organs. It is commonly combined with other Kidney tonics to enhance this action --- in particular, Lycium.

Walnuts are believed to have a more powerful effect on the brain than many other tonics. It is especially powerful when combined with Lycium.

Walnut helps moisten the intestines and improves their function.

Many people appreciate Walnut’s benefit to the skin above all else. Regular, moderate consumption improves the complexion and the condition of the skin. When combined with Lycium, Longan, and Pine Nuts, its effects are magnified.

Chinese herbalists believe that the thin skin on a walnut is slightly toxic, so we use only specially peeled walnuts in Hermit's Mix.

PINE NUTS

Pine nuts were traditionally eaten by mountain hermits in China and Korea as a parimary source of nourishment. Pine nuts help make the skin and hair lustrous and beautiful. They are any excellent energizer as well.

ALMOND KERNELS

Almond kernel is used in Chinese herbalism to tonify the Lung energy, which has a powerful beneficial effect on the skin. This herb combines beautifully with the other herbs in this formula to create an incredibly delicious beauty tonic in the form of a trail mix.