How to eat the "nine immortal grass" Polygonum multiflorum? Can I eat it every day? How much should I eat a day? What are the taboos on taking it?

The first black ginseng in a thousand years. Polygonum multiflorum is a perennial plant, and its root tuber can be used as medicine. Polygonum multiflorum, also known as Polygonum polygonum, wisteria, nocturnal vine and so on. Moderate consumption can make people refreshed, radiant, dark and dense, is a must for health care, then how to eat Polygonum multiflorum? Can I eat it every day? How much should I eat a day?

Polygonum multiflorum, also known as goblin, was first recorded in Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. It is the tuber root of perennial twining vine of Polygonum polygonum family. According to the different processing methods, it can be divided into raw Polygonum multiflorum and Polygonum multiflorum.

Raw Polygonum multiflorum: removing impurities, washing, moistening, slicing, drying.

Preparation of Polygonum multiflorum: on the basis of raw Polygonum multiflorum and black bean juice, put it in a closed non-iron container for water isolation or steam heating, boil until brown and then dry.

There are three common ways to eat Polygonum multiflorum.

1. Eat the first black powder raw

Fresh Polygonum multiflorum can be eaten directly, washed with good Polygonum multiflorum, soaked in warm water until 70% through, then cut into slices, dried in the sun, can also be ground into fine powder, can be taken after rinsing, can detoxify, moisturize the intestines, strengthen the liver and gallbladder, tonify the kidney and tonify blood, and can also effectively stop hair loss.

2. Medication

Polygonum multiflorum is one of the materials of many drugs. Polygonum multiflorum is mainly used to treat hyperlipidemia and constipation, as well as some health products. Polygonum multiflorum is used more frequently, but Polygonum multiflorum is not a special medicine for hair loss. For hair loss, most of them are health care and hair maintenance, not suitable for long-term eating. In fact, Polygonum multiflorum can make porridge with many ingredients, so let's introduce the simplest one today. First, boil Polygonum multiflorum for about an hour (it can also be extended according to the quantity of Polygonum multiflorum), and take the soup after it is boiled. Then, according to the usual method of making porridge, cook the rice, put in the jujube and rock sugar, and finally pour in the juice of Polygonum multiflorum, and then boil it for a while.

Efficacy: because Polygonum multiflorum enters the liver and kidney meridians, this kind of consumption is very good for both liver and kidney, especially for the deficiency of liver and kidney in the elderly.

3. Food

The best way is to make Polygonum multiflorum into vegetables or porridge. Common ingredients recommended with Polygonum multiflorum are: tofu, pig blood, eggs, chicken, pig liver and so on. Polygonum multiflorum stewed beef, in this dish, there is no need for Polygonum multiflorum juice. But we have to deal with one ingredient first, and that is black beans. We need to soak the black beans in water for about 10 hours, put them on the fire and boil for a while, then we can use them. Generally, the soaked black beans, beef and ginger slices are boiled together in the pot. In the process of cooking, the end of the product should be taken out. When the water is boiling, you can put Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. At the same time, you can also put some jujube and longan. Usually put in Polygonum multiflorum and then cook for 1 hour and then you can get out of the pot. Efficacy: strengthening muscles and bones, tonifying deficiency, which is very effective for those who are weak in spleen and stomach.

4. Shouwu tea

Although Polygonum multiflorum can make tea directly, it will taste very bitter and difficult to swallow, so Hawthorn and Chinese wolfberry are generally added. We take Hawthorn as an example, first cut Hawthorn and Polygonum multiflorum together, soak in water for about 2 hours, then fire and cook for an hour before drinking. In Hawthorn Shouwu tea, Polygonum multiflorum can not put too much, one or two tablets will be fine.

Efficacy: in general, Polygonum multiflorum and Hawthorn will play a role in reducing blood fat, and Chinese wolfberry will play a role in tonifying the kidney.

5. Medicinal diet

① Polygonum multiflorum stewed chicken: 30g Polygonum multiflorum, about 500g female chicken, wrap it in cloth, put it into the washed chicken belly, and then put the chicken into the pot to simmer. Finally, add oil, salt, ginger and other seasonings, drink soup and eat chicken.

Efficacy: this medicinal diet has a wonderful effect on the treatment of elderly liver and kidney yin deficiency, dizziness, insomnia, anal prolapse and uterine prolapse. At the same time, it can also be used as an auxiliary medicinal diet for senile constipation, coronary heart disease and hypertension.

② Polygonum multiflorum, black sesame, raw land, raw Platycladus orientalis, dry lotus grass, Ligustrum lucidum, etc., 9 grams of Sichuan pepper, 12 grams of Daqing salt, 15 grams of tangerine peel, frying all the above medicines with water twice, removing the residue and leaving the liquid. Then add 500 grams of washed black beans into the liquid, boil until the juice is absorbed by the black beans, and finally take out the black beans and cool dry.

Efficacy: this medicinal diet can tonify liver and kidney, tonify essence and blood, and black hair. It is suitable for symptoms such as early whitening and alopecia caused by liver and kidney, essence and blood deficiency.

③ Polygonum multiflorum egg soup: 50 grams of Polygonum multiflorum, 2 eggs, boil in clean water for 10 minutes, remove the shell of the egg, put the egg into the boil, take the soup warm service 50 minutes later, eat the egg. Take it once a day for 15 days.

Efficacy: this medicinal diet can treat dizziness, dizziness and premature senility caused by deficiency of essence and blood.

How to eat Polygonum multiflorum for hair loss

Black hair honey ointment

Take 200 grams of Polygonum multiflorum and Poria cocos, 50 grams of Angelica sinensis, Chinese wolfberry, Achyranthes bidentata, dodder, psoralen and black sesame, soak in water first, then put into the pan to boil, take juice every 20 minutes, add water and fry again, combine the decoction for three consecutive times, then heat and concentrate, then put in honey, mix well. Take 30ml each time, twice a day, with plain boiled water.

Polygonum multiflorum black sesame and red jujube raw hair soup

Polygonum multiflorum 5, dodder 5, red jujube peeled, black sesame flour 2 tablespoons, black bean powder 1 spoon. Add water and 500--1000ml to boil the above materials into soup. After the soup boils, add a little honey. About 10 points, you can drink. Take it once in the morning and evening, one course of treatment for 12 days, for three consecutive courses. Excessive pressure on men leads to hair loss and female menopausal hair loss has the effect of hair growth, can also be used as a daily maintenance of hair, can make hair black and bright.

Can you eat Polygonum multiflorum powder every day?

Polygonum multiflorum can not be eaten for a long time, let alone every day. Because long-term large-scale use of Polygonum multiflorum has great damage to the liver, oral administration of 10-15 grams per day is generally recommended. If you take it for a long time, you should go to the hospital for liver function examination.

Polygonum multiflorum is a traditional Chinese medicine commonly used among the people, with warm nature, bitter taste, sweet taste and astringent taste. Because Polygonum multiflorum has pharmacological effects related to tonifying liver and kidney, tonifying essence and blood, black hair, strengthening muscles and bones, and can promote hematopoiesis and improve the immune function of the body, it is commonly used to steam Polygonum multiflorum with wine and black bean juice. However, Polygonum multiflorum contains toxic anthraquinones, which can stimulate the stomach and intestines, resulting in symptoms such as intestinal ringing, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and, in severe cases, paroxysmal tonic spasms, restlessness, convulsions and even respiratory paralysis. The raw Polygonum multiflorum is poisonous and cannot be eaten. Only Polygonum multiflorum prepared by an experienced pharmacist can be eaten, and it should be eaten in the traditional Chinese medicine formula, not alone.

Points for attention in taking Polygonum multiflorum

Moderate amount

1. the dosage should be moderate.

The State Food and Drug Administration issued a notice on Polygonum multiflorum in July 2014, saying: "the daily dosage of raw Polygonum multiflorum in health food shall not exceed 1.5g. The daily dosage of Polygonum multiflorum should not exceed 3.0g."

2. Judge whether it is suitable to take according to the physique.

Although Polygonum multiflorum has health-preserving effects, it is not suitable for everyone. People who are weak and have liver and kidney dysfunction should consult a doctor before taking it.

3. Check the liver function regularly.

If you need to take Polygonum multiflorum for a long time, you need to go to the hospital regularly to check the liver function. once you have rash, jaundice, dark urine, nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite and other symptoms, stop the medicine immediately and go to the hospital for a detailed examination.

4. Avoid soaking in wine and water

When eating Polygonum multiflorum, try to avoid the method of soaking water and wine, preferably through boiling water, which can eliminate the toxicity of Polygonum multiflorum.

Beware of these health products and medicines containing Polygonum multiflorum

Most of the drugs containing Polygonum multiflorum are over-the-counter drugs, which can be purchased by themselves and can be added to health food and care products. Many merchants' propaganda deified the efficacy of Polygonum multiflorum, but did not talk about hepatotoxicity, which caused many people to have no idea that Polygonum multiflorum was toxic, and various folk prescriptions were circulated on the Internet.

The FDA has strict regulations on the daily dosage of Polygonum multiflorum in health food, and requires that health foods containing Polygonum multiflorum should be marked with "patients with liver insufficiency and family history of liver disease" as unsuitable people. Remind consumers that "this product contains Polygonum multiflorum, should not be taken in excess for a long time, avoid being used at the same time with hepatotoxic drugs, and pay attention to monitoring liver function".