Is it better to cook Polygonum multiflorum or to cook it raw?

With the development of socialism, people's living standards have been significantly improved, and a variety of foods have appeared in people's lives, including some junk food. Therefore, more and more disease problems are causing us trouble. Therefore, some Chinese herbal plants have a good improving effect on this. He Shou Wu is one of them. So is it better to eat He Shou Wu cooked or raw?

There are two types of Polygonum multiflorum, namely raw Polygonum multiflorum that has not been processed and processed Polygonum multiflorum. Processed Polygonum multiflorum, that is, cooked Polygonum multiflorum, has the functions of nourishing the liver and kidneys, improving the essence and blood, and blackening the hair. In addition, raw Polygonum multiflorum has the effects of moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements, but it contains an anthraquinone derivative, chrysophanol, which has certain toxic effects on the body, mainly manifesting in liver damage and stimulating intestinal congestion. If you take a large amount of Polygonum multiflorum or products containing Polygonum multiflorum, you may experience headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, limb numbness, irritability, and in severe cases, you may experience convulsions in the limbs and respiratory paralysis. A generalized rash and malarial fever may also occur. If symptoms of poisoning occur, you should stop eating Polygonum multiflorum or its products and immediately go to the hospital's liver disease department for active treatment. The effectiveness of the treatment is directly related to the amount of raw Polygonum multiflorum taken, how early or late you seek medical treatment, and whether you receive specialized treatment. Artificial liver treatment can quickly clear the accumulated drugs in the body, thereby facilitating recovery from the disease.

Precautions for eating raw or cooked food

Polygonum multiflorum contains lecithin, as well as enquinones such as chrysophanol, rhein and rhein, which can combine with cholesterol, reduce the intestinal reabsorption of cholesterol, lower blood lipids, prevent atherosclerosis, and also have an inhibitory effect on human tuberculosis bacteria. The chrysophanol contained in Polygonum multiflorum can also promote intestinal motility and prevent constipation. Polygonum multiflorum generally has no side effects, but it can cause laxative effects and mild diarrhea, so it should not be taken by people with loose stools.

In addition to the effect of blackening hair, Polygonum multiflorum also has the effects of improving memory, lowering blood lipids and anti-atherosclerosis, promoting bone marrow growth, increasing immune function, anti-platelet aggregation and anti-aging. Cooked Polygonum multiflorum has a warm nature, and has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, improving the essence and blood. It does have a nourishing effect on some people suffering from liver and kidney deficiency and blood deficiency, and it also has a certain effect on hair loss and gray hair.

As for raw Polygonum multiflorum, it belongs to the same family as rhubarb, and has detoxifying and laxative effects. Therefore, if people who are already weak take raw Polygonum multiflorum, it may "add insult to injury" and cause symptoms such as dizziness and fatigue. Although Polygonum multiflorum may have the side effect of liver damage, it is a traditional Chinese medicine that can be used as a health food announced by the Ministry of Health, and many people are also keen on cooking Polygonum multiflorum medicinal food by themselves. Experts remind that it is not that Polygonum multiflorum cannot be eaten. The key is to identify your constitution and understand your physical condition before eating it.

After reading the above introduction about whether Polygonum multiflorum is better cooked or raw, I think everyone should have some understanding. Polygonum multiflorum has different effects whether cooked or raw, and the effects are different for each person's different physique. Some are inappropriate and can cause very serious harm to the body. We need to clarify this knowledge.