What are the effects and functions of Morinda officinalis

Morinda officinalis is a traditional Chinese medicine that has the function of prolonging life and maintaining health. Emperor Qianlong, who was known for his longevity, lived to the age of 89 by taking Morinda officinalis as a tonic regularly. He was considered a very long-lived emperor among the generally short-lived emperors. Morinda officinalis has a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine and has been used in many dynasties. Morinda officinalis has the effects of nourishing the kidney, strengthening yang and eliminating rheumatism. It is often used to treat male impotence and frequent urination; female uterine coldness, infertility, and weakness in the waist and knees. Nowadays, a large number of people suffer from kidney deficiency due to the pressure of life and work, coupled with unhealthy living habits, and Morinda officinalis is a wonderful medicine for treating kidney deficiency.

Morinda officinalis has a long history of application in my country. As early as the Han Dynasty, its medicinal use was recorded in Ming Yi Bie Lu. Morinda officinalis is the root of the Morinda officinalis plant of the Rubiaceae family. It tastes spicy and sweet, and is slightly warm in nature. It enters the kidney and liver meridians. It can nourish the kidney and assist yang, dispel wind and dampness, and is often used to treat impotence, frequent urination, uterine coldness and infertility, rheumatic pain in the waist and knees, and soreness of the waist and knees due to kidney deficiency. Bencao Zhengyi says that Morinda officinalis "tastes spicy, has a warm nature, and specifically enters the kidney to stimulate the yang energy. Warming and nourishing the primordial yang will eliminate the evil spirits, cure impotence, strengthen the muscles and bones, improve the essence, and treat pain in the lower abdomen and genitals, all of which have the effect of warming the kidney and dispersing cold."

In modern society, people are under great pressure at work and in life, and some people overindulge in sex, resulting in many people suffering from weakness in waist and knees, impotence, kidney deficiency and spermatorrhea at a young age. Morinda officinalis can nourish the kidney and strengthen the tendons, dispel wind and dampness, and treat weakness of muscles and bones. It can be used in combination with other Chinese medicines such as Cistanche deserticola, Eucommia ulmoides, and Dioscorea paniculata. It can also be used in combination with other Chinese medicines such as Rehmannia glutinosa, Psoralea corylifolia, and Fructus Aconitum to strengthen the kidney, astringe the semen, and strengthen the yang. For lower abdominal cold pain and irregular menstruation caused by kidney deficiency and Chong and Ren meridian coldness, you can use Morinda officinalis in combination with Alpinia galanga, cinnamon, Evodia rutaecarpa and other medicines to warm the kidney and regulate menstruation. For female infertility, male infertility and other symptoms, you can use Morinda officinalis with ginseng, yam, raspberry, etc. to warm the kidney and uterus and replenish sperm.

Morinda officinalis can be used in combination with many important ingredients. For women with cold body, who suffer from dysmenorrhea, scanty menstruation and blood clots, Morinda officinalis can be used together with Alpinia officinalis, Cornus officinalis, Cinnamon bark, etc. It can remove cold and warm the uterus and regulate menstruation. Both men and women with infertility symptoms can use Morinda officinalis to treat them, but the specific usage requires the guidance of a doctor.