What is the legend of Polygonum multiflorum? What is the efficacy and effect?

Polygonum multiflorum is a famous commonly used Chinese herbal medicine, which is often exposed to the elderly. So are you aware of the legends and functions of Polygonum multiflorum? Let's take a look at it with the editor of Tuliu.com.

I. the legend of Polygonum multiflorum

Li ao, a writer and philosopher in the Tang Dynasty, wrote the Legend of he Shouwu, which records a strange legend: there is a man named he Tianer in Nanhe County, Shunzhou (now Luchuan County, Yulin City, Guangxi). Because he is weak and sick, no one wants to marry him at the age of 58. He Tianer raised the curtain Tao from an early age and often went to the mountains to practice. Once, he was drunk and sleeping in the mountain. in the hazy moonlight, he saw two vines three feet apart, but the vines could intersect regularly, and it took him a lot of effort to untie them, but he was very surprised that the two seedlings intersected again. After dawn, he Tianer dug a root block and took it home and asked all the people, but no one knew it. Later, I met a wild old man in the mountains and said to he Tianer, "this thing is really a little strange. Does it have anything to do with men and women?" I'm afraid the immortals will guide you? Since you still have no children and are in poor health, why not take this medicine and try it? " He Tianer had an epiphany, so he dried it, pounded it into powder, and served it with rice wine on an empty stomach every day. After only seven days of service, he thought about sex, and after a few months, he was physically strong. A year later, his old illness healed, his hair turned black, and his face looked much younger. Later, he married and became a family, gave birth to several sons in ten years, and changed his name to he Neng heir. He gave the medicine to his son Yanxiu, who and his son he Yanxiu both lived to be 160 years old. Yan Xiu did the same and gave it to his son, he Tianer's grandson, who lived to be 130 years old and his hair was still black. Later, the grandson named himself "Polygonum multiflorum". There is a local man named Li Anqi, who is from the same hometown of Polygonum multiflorum. He secretly visited he's family's secret of longevity. He also often took this product and achieved a long life. Later, he spread the story, and the thing became famous. So people named this herb "he Shou Bird" and its vine is called "night vine".

Second, the efficacy of Polygonum multiflorum

Polygonum multiflorum, also known as Polygonum multiflorum, is the dried root of Polygonum multiflorum. Its root can be used as medicine to calm the mind, nourish blood, activate collaterals and eliminate carbuncle. After processing, Polygonum multiflorum becomes the first bird, which can tonify vital blood, strengthen muscles and bones, tonify liver and kidney, and is a common precious and fine traditional Chinese medicine. It has the effect of dilating blood vessels and relieving spasms, so that brain cells and hair can get enough blood, so that the complexion is ruddy and shiny, energetic and black.

Polygonum multiflorum is suitable for early whitening, blood deficiency, dizziness, neurasthenia, postpartum, intestinal dryness and constipation, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, deficiency of liver and kidney, dizziness, weakness of waist and knees, arteriosclerosis, chronic hepatitis, coronary heart disease, diabetes and so on.

In recent years, about 150 cases of liver injury caused by Polygonum multiflorum were reported at home and abroad. On October 23, 2013, the State Food and Drug Administration issued the notice on revising the instructions for six oral preparations of traditional Chinese medicine containing Polygonum multiflorum, including Yangxue Shengfa capsule, reminding doctors and the public to pay attention to the risk of liver injury caused by Polygonum multiflorum. Therefore, when we use Polygonum multiflorum, we must be highly vigilant against its toxicity and consult a doctor before use.