How to distinguish true and false Polygonum multiflorum

Polygonum multiflorum has excellent nourishing and health-care effects, and can also achieve better results in solving some existing health problems. However, we all know that if we want to choose the best Polygonum multiflorum, some technical issues must not be ignored. So below we will introduce in detail how to choose the most qualified Polygonum multiflorum to help you nourish and maintain your health.

The real and fake Polygonum multiflorum can be distinguished from the following four aspects.

1. Source: The real Polygonum multiflorum is a plant of the Polygonaceae family, while the fake Polygonum multiflorum is generally a plant of the Dioscoreaceae family.

2. Color and texture: The surface of real Polygonum multiflorum is reddish brown or reddish brown, wrinkled and uneven, with shallow grooves. The cross section is light yellowish brown or reddish brown, with heteromorphic vascular bundles arranged in rings, forming a brocade-like pattern (commonly known as "tendons"), and the texture is solid. The surface of fake Polygonum multiflorum is gray and smooth, the cut surface is white, there is no tendon in the middle, and the texture is crispy.

3. Vine: Fake Polygonum multiflorum vines are usually artificially created by inserting real Polygonum multiflorum vines into fake Polygonum multiflorum during later planting. They will be pulled out if you pull them hard.

4. Taste: The real Polygonum multiflorum tastes bitter and astringent, while the fake Polygonum multiflorum tastes bland.

The above are some methods and techniques for selecting Polygonum multiflorum. After understanding these common sense and techniques, now everyone should know how to select the best Polygonum multiflorum. Only when we understand these common sense issues best can we better use it to help ourselves regulate and maintain our bodies.