The efficacy and function of moxibustion on Polygonatum

Do you know what Polygonatum sibiricum is? It is also called yellow chicken vegetable. It is a common plant. Its medicinal value is very great. It is very effective in moistening the lungs, promoting body fluids, and tonifying the spleen. Polygonatum sibiricum is very common in Heilongjiang area. Its medicinal value has been recorded a long time ago, especially its ability to strengthen muscles and bones. So do you want to know the effects and functions of roasted Polygonatum sibiricum? Let's take a look.

Do you know the effects and functions of roasted Polygonatum? Polygonatum has many effects, especially it is very good for our body. It can strengthen muscles and bones. People with lack of essence and weak spleen and stomach can also eat some roasted Polygonatum. Let's take a look at its effects below.

1. Ginger-shaped Polygonatum

Source: The dried rhizomes of perennial herbs such as Long-leaf Polygonatum, Multi-flower Polygonatum and Curly-leaf Polygonatum, belonging to the genus Polygonatum of the Liliaceae family. There are wild and cultivated ones.

Origin: Mainly produced in Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Anhui, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, and also in Gansu, Qinghai and other places.

Collection and processing: It can be collected all year round. Dig up the rhizomes, remove the above-ground parts and fibrous roots, wash off the soil, put them in a steamer, add water and steam until they are oily, take them out and dry them in the sun or in an oven.

Identification of properties: It is an irregular nodule, slightly flat and ginger-shaped, 3 to 10 cm long, 2 to 4 cm wide, and 1 to 2 cm thick. The surface is yellowish brown, rough, with irregular wrinkles, and the above-ground stem scar is disc-shaped and often concave. The fibrous roots are mostly wart-like protrusions and are distributed all over the body. The nodes are obvious and appear as raised, wavy rings. The rest is the same as Polygonatum odoratum.

The best types of Polygonatum are those with enlarged rhizomes, yellow-white color, and horny and shiny cross-section.

Main ingredients: alkaloids, starch, sugar, etc.

Pharmacological effects: 1. Nourishing and strengthening effect.

2. Antibacterial. It has inhibitory effects on Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus aureus, Trichophyton gypseum, and Epidermophyton koxii.

In addition, Polygonatum sibiricum has a significant therapeutic effect on experimental tuberculosis in guinea pigs and can significantly improve their health status. Experiments on rabbits also showed that Polygonatum odoratum has the effect of preventing atherosclerosis.

Preparation: Steam until black and red, then cut into pieces. Steamed with Beijing rice wine.

Nature and flavor: sweet, slightly warm.

Meridians: such as spleen, lung and stomach meridians.

Indications: spleen and tail weakness, lung deficiency cough, thirst (diabetes) and other symptoms. It also has the effect of lowering blood pressure.

Clinical application: 1. Used for weakness after illness, or malnutrition caused by chronic diseases. As a nourishing and strengthening agent, it is often combined with wolfberry, raw rehmannia, astragalus, codonopsis, etc., such as Huangjing Decoction, and can also be combined with Atractylodes macrocephala, Asparagus cochinchinensis, wolfberry root, etc. to soak in wine.

2. Used for pulmonary tuberculosis. Preliminary observations showed good therapeutic effects, which were consistent with the results of laboratory studies. You can use Polygonatum sibiricum paste (5kg of raw medicine can be boiled into 1kg of extract), 4 times a day, 40 ml each time (about 51~54g), for long-term use without side effects.

3. To treat tinea cruris and tinea pedis, apply 2% Polygonatum sibiricum extract topically.

Everyone should know the effects and functions of roasted Polygonatum sibiricum. A plant like Polygonatum sibiricum has such medicinal value. It is already a very common Chinese medicinal material. It is very good for our body. In fact, many physical diseases can be treated with Chinese medicine. Moreover, Chinese medicine has a history of so many years, and we should pass it on.