What is the medicinal value of Polygonum multiflorum

Polygonum multiflorum is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. We don’t usually hear about it, but it is particularly useful in medical treatment. When choosing medication, we mainly follow the doctor’s instructions. We cannot use it casually in normal times to prevent adverse effects on the body. As for the medical value of Polygonum multiflorum, let’s learn about it through the following introduction. I hope it will be helpful to our friends.

Effects and functions of Polygonum multiflorum:

Sedative and hypnotic effects

Oral administration of the decoction of Polygonum multiflorum has a significant sedative and hypnotic effect on mice, and has a synergistic effect with subthreshold doses of sodium pentobarbital. The sleep polygraph of rats showed that the total sleep time was prolonged, mainly the slow-wave sleep phase was prolonged and the paradoxical sleep phase was shortened.

Lipid-lowering effect

The alcohol extract of Polygonum multiflorum can significantly reduce the serum TC and TG levels of hyperlipidemia rats, and reduce the TC content of hyperlipidemia quails, significantly increase the HDL-C/TC ratio, and make the aorta smooth without plaque formation. This shows that Glehnia littoralis has certain effects in lowering blood lipids, resisting AS and preventing fatty liver.

Treat itchy skin

Take appropriate amounts of Polygonum multiflorum and Xanthium sibiricum, decoct them in water and use it for external washing. (Anhui Chinese Herbal Medicine)

Treating axillary carbuncle

Take appropriate amounts of Polygonum multiflorum vine and Croton rotundus leaves, mash them and apply them to the affected area. (Commonly used herbal medicines among the people of Guangxi)

Treating scabies

Usage: For children over 10 years old, use 200g of Polygonum multiflorum and 1000ml of water to make a concentrated decoction, and wash externally twice a day, which is the daily treatment dose; for children under 10 years old, use 100g of Polygonum multiflorum and 700ml of water. 46 cases were treated and satisfactory results were achieved. The longest course of illness was 1 year and 2 months, and the shortest was 2 days.

Treating schizophrenia

Prepare a decoction with 90g of Polygonum multiflorum, 90g of Polygonum multiflorum and 2-6 red dates. Take 1 dose daily, divided into 2 doses in the morning and afternoon. 15 days is a course of treatment. A total of 95 cases were treated, of which 8 were cured, 47 showed marked effects, and 11 improved; 30 cases were followed up, of which 14 were cured, 16 showed marked effects, and the patients' conditions were stable.

Through the above introduction, we now understand the medicinal value of Polygonum multiflorum. We generally don’t know too much about it, so we must not take it blindly when using it, but must do so under the guidance of a doctor, especially for its obvious effects in lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids and inducing hypnosis, and it can also be used in combination.