What are the combinations of Polygonum multiflorum?

If we want to make our body healthier, we cannot do without the maintenance and nourishment of our body. Among them, Polygonum multiflorum is a common Chinese medicinal material. It can not only improve gray hair and hair loss, but also improve the body's immunity. However, it is a Chinese medicinal material after all. We must pay attention to its matching when improving our body, otherwise it is easy to cause certain harm to the body. Let's take a look at what Polygonum multiflorum is compatible with.

What are the combinations of Polygonum multiflorum?

1. Deficiency of essence and blood, dizziness, premature graying of hair, soreness of waist and knees, spermatorrhea, and metrorrhagia. Processed Polygonum multiflorum is good at nourishing the liver and kidneys, improving the essence and blood, and blackening the hair. It can treat blood deficiency, sallow complexion, insomnia and forgetfulness. It is often used together with Rehmannia root, Angelica sinensis, and Ziziphus jujuba seed. It is used together with Chinese angelica, wolfberry, dodder seed, etc. to treat deficiency of essence and blood, sore waist and weak legs, dizziness, premature graying of hair and beard, and infertility due to kidney deficiency, such as Qibao Meixu Dan (Jishan Tang Fang); it is also often combined with mulberry fruit, black sesame, Eucommia ulmoides, etc. to treat deficiency of liver and kidney, sore waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness, such as Shouyanshou Dan (Shibughai Medical Book).

2. Long-term malaria, carbuncle, scrofula, dry intestine and constipation, etc. Raw Polygonum multiflorum has the effects of stopping malaria, detoxifying, and moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. If malaria has been around for a long time and the qi and blood are weak, you can use raw Polygonum multiflorum together with ginseng, angelica, tangerine peel, and stewed ginger, as in the recipe "How to Drink" (Jingyue Complete Book); if it causes scrofula, carbuncle, and skin itching, you can use it with herbs such as Prunella vulgaris, Fritillaria thunbergii, and angelica (Bencao Huiyan); it can also be used with Saposhnikovia divaricata, Sophora flavescens, and mint to make a decoction for washing, to treat sores, swelling, itching, and pain all over the body, as in the recipe "How to Make Polygonum multiflorum Powder" (Essentials of Surgery); if the elderly and weak suffer from blood deficiency, dry intestines, and constipation, you can use it together with Cistanche deserticola, angelica, and hemp seed to moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements.

The above is an introduction to the compatibility of Polygonum multiflorum. After understanding it, we know that Polygonum multiflorum will play different roles in body conditioning when combined with different foods. Therefore, when we consume it, it is best to consult a doctor in time according to our physical condition before using it. If we want to keep our body healthy, we should also exercise more and pay attention to a balanced diet.