What is the medicinal value of He Shou Wu?

Polygonum multiflorum is the root of a plant in the Polygonaceae family, which is usually harvested in autumn and winter. After digging, cut off the two ends of Polygonum multiflorum, then cut into thick slices, wash and dry. This is how to cook Polygonum multiflorum after mixing it with black bean juice and then drying it. Polygonum multiflorum is generally found in Henan, Sichuan, Anhui and other places in my country. Polygonum multiflorum is a plant with high medicinal value, but many friends do not understand its specific medicinal value.

Polygonum multiflorum is bitter, sweet, astringent and slightly warm in nature. It has the effects of nourishing the liver, benefiting the kidney, nourishing blood and dispelling wind. It is suitable for liver and kidney yin deficiency, premature graying of hair, dizziness due to blood deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, soreness of muscles and bones, spermatorrhea, metrorrhagia, chronic dysentery, chronic hepatitis, carbuncle, scrofula, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, lupus erythematosus and other diseases.

1. Prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

Anthraquinones in Polygonum multiflorum have the effects of lowering cholesterol, lowering blood sugar, resisting viruses, strengthening the heart, promoting gastrointestinal motility, and promoting fibrinolytic activity, and have a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

2. Delay aging, strengthen the body, and protect the heart

The lecithin contained in Polygonum multiflorum is a component of brain tissue, blood cells and other cell membranes. Regular consumption of Polygonum multiflorum has a therapeutic effect on neurasthenia, gray hair, hair loss, anemia and other diseases. Therefore, it can delay aging, strengthen the body and protect the heart.

3. Prevent atherosclerosis

Modern pharmacological research has found that the lecithin, anthraquinone derivatives, chrysophanol and other substances contained in Polygonum multiflorum can inhibit the increase of cholesterol, reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine, prevent the deposition of cholesterol in the tissues, and thus alleviate the formation of atherosclerosis. Clinical studies have confirmed that its total effective rate in lowering cholesterol and triglycerides is more than 80%.

Through the above article, everyone should understand the specific value of Polygonum multiflorum. The most obvious effect of Polygonum multiflorum is to increase the gloss of hair, so Polygonum multiflorum is added to many shampoos. Friends in need can take Polygonum multiflorum according to the doctor's advice when necessary to achieve the therapeutic effect.