What are the effects and functions of Polygala tube?

As people in modern society face increasing economic pressure, many friends will work harder, so we often see them staying up late to work overtime. In fact, this is a very common thing for them. Therefore, many friends often suffer from insomnia and nightmares under high-pressure working conditions, so most of them will use Polygala tenuifolia to relieve the symptoms. So what are the effects and functions of Polygala tenuifolia? In the next period of time, please join me in taking a look.

[Source] This product is the dried root of Polygala tenuifolia Willd. or Polygala sibirica L., plants of the Polygalaceae family.

【Nature and flavor and meridians】Bitter, pungent, slightly warm. It enters the heart, kidney and lung meridians.

【Functions and indications】Calming the mind, improving intelligence, removing phlegm and reducing swelling. It is used for insomnia, dreaminess, forgetfulness, palpitations, confusion, coughing up phlegm, sores, swelling and pain in the breasts caused by disharmony between the heart and kidney.

【Application】 1. Insomnia, dreaminess, palpitations, and forgetfulness. This product is bitter and pungent in nature, and is warm in nature. It is good at venting and communicating. It can open up the heart and calm the mind, and it can also open up the kidney qi and strengthen the will and prevent forgetfulness. It is an excellent product for connecting the heart and kidneys, calming the mind, and improving intelligence and strengthening knowledge. It is mainly used to treat restlessness, insomnia, palpitations and other symptoms caused by disharmony between the heart and kidney. It is often used together with sedatives such as Poria, dragon tooth, cinnabar, such as Yuanzhi Pills (Zhang's Medical Encyclopedia); for treating amnesia, it is often used together with ginseng, Poria, and calamus, such as Kaixin Powder (Qianjin Fang). If Poria is added to the prescription, it becomes Buwang Powder (Zhengzhi Zhunsheng). 2. Epilepsy and mania. The taste is pungent and unblocked, and can benefit the heart and expel phlegm. Therefore, it can be used to treat epilepsy, convulsions, convulsions and other symptoms caused by phlegm blocking the heart. It is used for patients with epilepsy, coma, convulsions and convulsions, and can be used in combination with expectorant and wind-calming drugs such as Pinellia, Gastrodia, and Scorpion. It is often used together with expectorant and orifice-opening drugs such as Acorus calamus, Curcuma, and Alum to treat attacks of convulsions and mania. 3. Coughing with lots of phlegm. This product is bitter, warm and dry in nature. It enters the lung meridian and can eliminate phlegm and relieve cough. Therefore, it can be used to treat thick phlegm, uncomfortable coughing or exogenous wind-cold, cough and excessive phlegm. It is often used together with almond, Fritillaria, Trichosanthes, Platycodon, etc. 4. Carbuncle, breast swelling and pain, and throat congestion. This product is pungent and bitter in nature, and is good at unblocking the stagnation of qi and blood and dissipating carbuncle. It is used for carbuncle, ulcer, breast swelling and pain, and is effective both for internal and external use. It can be taken orally as a powder alone, with rice wine. For external use, it can be steamed in water to soften it, then mashed with a small amount of rice wine and applied to the affected area. Polygala root is pungent in taste and enters the lungs, opening up the lung qi and benefiting the throat.

The above paragraphs have introduced the effects and functions of Polygala tenuifolia in detail. I believe that friends who have read the above content carefully will have a deeper understanding and more proficient mastery of these functions. Of course, I still want to remind everyone that when we have free time, we should not just chat online, but learn more about health knowledge on some health websites.