Polygonum multiflorum

Introduction to Polygonum multiflorum

Fallopia multiflora (Thunb.) Harald ., also known as multiflora, purple black vine, night vine, etc., is a perennial twining vine of the Polygonaceae family. Its tubers are thick, oblong, and dark brown. It grows in valley bushes, under forests on hillsides, and in crevices beside ditches. It is produced in southern Shaanxi, southern Gansu, East China, Central China, South China, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou. Its tubers are used as medicine to calm the mind, nourish blood, activate collaterals, detoxify (stop malaria), and eliminate carbuncle; processed Polygonum multiflorum can replenish essence and blood, blacken hair, strengthen tendons and bones, and nourish the liver and kidneys. It is a common precious and fine Chinese medicinal material.

Effects and functions of Polygonum multiflorum

Detoxification, carbuncle elimination, bowel moistening and laxative. Used for scrofula, carbuncle, urticaria itching, dry intestine constipation, and hyperlipidemia.

1. Osteomalacia

(Pain in waist and knees, itching all over the body, difficulty walking). Use Polygonum multiflorum (the ones with patterns are the best) and Achyranthes bidentata, each one pound, soak them in good wine for seven nights, take them out, dry them in the sun, mash them, add jujube meat and make them into balls as big as walnuts. Take 30 to 50 balls each time. Take on an empty stomach, with wine.

2. Pain in the skin

(I don't know where the pain is). Mix Polygonum multiflorum powder and ginger juice into a paste and apply it. After applying, wrap it with a cloth and iron it on the soles of your shoes over fire.

3. Spontaneous sweating.

Use Polygonum multiflorum powder, mix it with saliva, and seal it on the navel.

4. Intestinal wind and bleeding.

Use 2 liang of Hedaowu, grind it into powder. Take 2 qian each time, before meals, with rice soup.

5. Wounds and bleeding.

Apply Polygonum multiflorum powder on the affected area and stop. It has a special effect.

6. Scrofulous tuberculosis

(Whether broken or not, any part down to the chest can be cured), wash the root of Polygonum multiflorum, chew it raw every day, and mash the leaves to apply to the affected area.

7. Carbuncle and ulcer.

Use unlimited amount of Polygonum multiflorum, simmer on medium and large fire, add equal amount of wine, simmer several times, save the wine, drink at any time; take the dregs, dry, grind into powder, cook noodles with wine and make into balls, as big as walnuts. Take 30 pills each time, on an empty stomach, with warm wine. After recovery, the medicine can be taken regularly. , wind plague. Use one pound of Polygonum multiflorum (preferably large and patterned ones), soak in rice washing water for seven days, repeatedly steam and dry several times, add four ounces of sesame, steam and dry again, grind into powder, take two coins each time, with wine, twice a day.

9. Scabies.

Using equal parts of Polygonum multiflorum and its leaves to boil in water and use as a decoction for bathing can relieve pain and promote muscle growth. Using Polygonum multiflorum stems and leaves to boil in water and use as a decoction for bathing is also effective.

Medicinal value of Polygonum multiflorum

Nature and flavor: bitter, sweet and astringent, slightly warm.

1. "He Shou Wu Lu": sweet, warm, non-toxic.

2. "Bencao Huiyan": When used raw, it has a cold nature, is astringent and toxic; when cooked, it has a warm nature and is non-toxic.

Meridians: Enters the liver and kidney meridians.

1. "Compendium of Materia Medica": Jueyin and Shaoyin of the foot.

2. "Bencao Jingjie": It enters the foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, hand Shaoyang Triple Burner Meridian, hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian, and foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian.

3. "Bencao Zaixin": enters the spleen, lung and kidney meridians.

The beauty effect of Polygonum multiflorum

1. Used for premature graying of hair and hair loss. This product can nourish the liver and kidneys, and benefit the essence and blood, so it can strengthen the tendons and bones, and blacken the hair and beard. It is an important medicine for blackening hair and beard. For treating premature graying of hair and beard, this product can be used together with Cuscuta, Achyranthes, Psoralea, and Angelica, such as Qibao Meiran Dan in Yifang Jijie; it can also be used alone with Zhishouniao soaked in wine. For treating hair loss, this product can be used together with Mulberry, Astragalus, Lycium barbarum, etc.

2. For sallow complexion: This product has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, replenishing essence and blood, and nourishing the skin. It can be used in combination with qi-tonifying and spleen-strengthening drugs such as Codonopsis, Astragalus, and Chinese Yam for sallow complexion caused by deficiency of essence and blood.

3. For skin itching: This product nourishes blood and moistens dryness, dispels wind and relieves itching. It can treat skin itching caused by blood deficiency and wind. It can be used together with Nepeta Spike, Vitex Fructus, Clematidis, Saposhnikovia, etc., such as He Shou Wu Powder in "He Ji Ju Fang". It can also be used alone as a decoction for bathing to treat itching caused by wind sores, scabies and tinea.

Polygonum multiflorum nutritional value

1. Every 100 grams of Polygonum multiflorum contains 35.25 calories.

2. The special substance diphenylethylene glycoside contained in Polygonum multiflorum.

3. Polygonum multiflorum contains lecithin, anthraquinone derivatives, chrysophanol and other substances.

4. Every 100 grams of Polygonum multiflorum contains 1.83 grams of carbohydrates, 1.33 grams of fat, 4.38 grams of protein, and 0.41 grams of cellulose.

5. Polygonum multiflorum contains active ingredients such as chrysophanol, rhein, rhein, rhein methyl ether, fatty oil, starch, sugar, and rhubarb glycoside.

How to eat Polygonum multiflorum

1. Eat Polygonum multiflorum raw

Polygonum multiflorum can be eaten raw, but it needs to be processed to a certain extent. To eat Polygonum multiflorum raw, you usually use the best Polygonum multiflorum, wash it, soak it in warm water until it is 70% thorough, then cut it into slices, dry it in the sun, or grind it into fine powder and take it after washing with water. It can detoxify, moisten the intestines, strengthen the liver and gallbladder, nourish the kidneys and blood, and can also effectively stop hair loss and promote hair growth.

2. Make into food

Polygonum multiflorum can also be conveniently eaten as food, such as with tofu, pig blood, eggs, chicken, pig liver, etc., to make various porridges, soups, etc. However, it should be noted that in order to ensure the nutritional content of Polygonum multiflorum, Polygonum multiflorum is not suitable for cooking, and it can only appear as a side dish in terms of quantity, and cannot be eaten as a main dish, so as not to cause discomfort.

3. As a medicinal material

Some medicines use Polygonum multiflorum as an ingredient, mainly for the treatment of hyperlipidemia and constipation, and some health care products use Polygonum multiflorum even more. Although Polygonum multiflorum has great medicinal value, few of them are specifically used to treat hair loss. On the one hand, hair loss is not a disease in the traditional sense, and on the other hand, Polygonum multiflorum only plays an auxiliary role in the treatment of hair loss, which is far from the level of "curing the disease with one medicine". Therefore, many medicines containing Polygonum multiflorum should not be taken casually unless they are clearly stated to treat hair loss.

Side Effects of Polygonum Multiflorum

Polygonum multiflorum has certain toxic side effects. If taken in excess, it will irritate the gastrointestinal tract, causing gastrointestinal reactions such as bowel sounds, nausea, and abdominal pain. In severe cases, restlessness, convulsions, and even liver damage or respiratory paralysis may occur. The general clinical dosage of Polygonum multiflorum in major traditional Chinese medicine hospitals is

10g-30g(2 qian -6 qian).

Polygonum multiflorum taboos

It is not suitable for people with clear stools and damp phlegm. Avoid pork, blood, scaleless fish, iron, radish, onions and garlic.