        Lychees are a rich source of Vitamin C, as well as calcium, potassium and phosphorus as well as thiamine. They are often used in cooking to flavor a meat dish, much like pineapple or raisins are used to flavor a ham. Lychees are also pressed for juice, and pulped to make a sherbet dish which is very popular in China. They are also used to flavor tea; eating lychee fruit is suggested as a cure for a cough, digestive complaints and even ulcers. So drinking lychee juice can help heal stomach ulcers. Lychees help the skin in other ways too; the vitamin C in lychees helps produce collagen. In 100 grams of fruit, over 60 mg of vitamin C can be obtained, about 25 mg of thiamine, 170 mg of potassium and about 10 grams of calcium. Potassium is important in cardiovascular health and it helps revitalize the skin’s moisture and give the skin a healthy glow.Â
     Aside from the pulp of the fruit, the seeds of lychees can be used to relieve stomach and intestinal problems or pain. The peel of the fruit, when dried can be made into a tea drink for diarrhea. The root, flower and bark extracts are taken as a treatment for sore throat. There is also some anit-cancer property of the roots.
July 7th, 2007 at 12:43 am
eating lychee can realy cured cough….its true ..based on my experience.
October 19th, 2007 at 7:07 am
dEAR DOC EMIL,
WHAT ARE THE OTHER DISEASES CURED BY LYCHEE
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From Doc Emil: Lychee cannot cure diseases, it provides minerals and vitamins to prevent diseases.
February 6th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Does lychee come in a powder form to be mixed in water to take as a medicinal?
If it does, where do you get it?
FROM DOC ALIGUI: -I don’t know if there is a commercially available lychee powder, there’s probably one available in China but I have no idea where to order it. Search the internet.