What kind of medicine is Rhizoma Polygonatum?

Polygonatum, also known as claw ginseng, tiger ginger, chicken claw ginseng, etc., is a perennial herb belonging to Polygonatum of Liliaceae. It is often born under the forest, shrub or hillside shade. It is distributed in Northeast China, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Zhejiang and other places. Let's take a look at what kind of medicinal materials Polygonatum is!

What herb is polygonatum?

Polygonatum sibiricum is a tonic medicinal material. Polygonatum sibiricum is the dried rhizome of Polygonatum sibiricum, Polygonatum sibiricum or Polygonatum multiflorum of Liliaceae. It is called "large polygonatum sibiricum","chicken head polygonatum sibiricum" and "ginger polygonatum sibiricum" according to different shapes. It has the effects of invigorating qi and nourishing yin, invigorating spleen and moistening lung and tonifying kidney. It is often used for qi deficiency of spleen and stomach, fatigue and fatigue, deficiency of stomach yin, dry mouth and food, dry cough of lung deficiency, cough and hemoptysis, deficiency of essence and blood, soreness of waist and knees, early white beard and hair, internal heat and thirst, etc.

What kinds of polygonatum are there?

1. Polygonatum sibiricum: Polygonatum sibiricum is produced in Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou. It is grown under forests, shrubs or damp grass slopes. Sometimes it is grown on rocks. It is also distributed in Vietnam and Myanmar.

2. Polygonatum sibiricum: Polygonatum sibiricum is produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Zhejiang, under forest, shrub or hillside shade.

3. Polygonatum multiflorum: Polygonatum multiflorum is produced in Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, under forest, shrub or hillside shade.

What effect does polygonatum have?

1. Nourishing yin and moistening lung: Polygonatum has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening lung, which can be used to treat cough caused by lung yin and lung dryness. If it can be matched with Fritillaria Sichuan and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, the effect will be better.

2. Tonifying spleen and replenishing qi: Polygonatum has the effect of tonifying spleen and replenishing qi. It can be used together with Dangshen and Baishu to treat loss of appetite and weak pulse caused by spleen deficiency.

3. Tonifying kidney and kidney: Polygonatum has the effect of tonifying kidney and kidney, and has a very good effect on treating soreness of waist and knees, early white hair and diabetes caused by kidney deficiency and essence deficiency.

4, delay aging: Polygonatum has the effect of delaying aging, feeding silkworm larvae with a concentration of 20% Polygonatum decoction can prolong the larval stage of silkworm.

5. Bacteriostasis and disease prevention: Polygonatum has antibacterial and antibacterial effects, can alleviate diseases caused by skin fungi, can strengthen myocardial function and prevent the occurrence of some cardiovascular diseases.

6. Enhance immunity: Polygonatum can affect the ability of cellular immunity and humoral immunity, improve the conversion rate of lymphocytes, accelerate the formation of antibodies, and effectively improve immunity.

The method of eating polygonatum

1. Polygonatum lycium chinense decoction

[Materials] Polygonatum sibiricum and medlar each 12 g.

[Eating method] Put the two ingredients into an earthenware pot, add water and boil for 30 minutes, take the juice, 1 dose per day, and take it warm twice.

[Efficacy] Weakness, neurasthenia, anemia, etc. after treatment and after surgery.

2. Yellow essence lean meat porridge

[Ingredients] 15 grams of polygonatum, 30 grams of lean pork, 50 grams of japonica rice.

[Eating method] boil the three ingredients with water into porridge and eat it morning and evening every day.

[Efficacy] Tonify spleen and qi, nourish lung and moisten dryness, prolong life.

3. Crystal sugar polygonatum soup

[Ingredients] 30 grams of polygonatum, 50 grams of rock sugar.

[Eating method] Polygonatum sibiricum soaked in cold water, added rock sugar, decocted with low fire for 1 hour, twice a day.

[Efficacy] Nourishing yin and moistening lung.