What are the effects of traditional Chinese medicine He Shou Wu

Everyone knows that Polygonum multiflorum can maintain hair and make white hair become black and shiny. Apart from this therapeutic effect, you may not have come into contact with Polygonum multiflorum again, so you don’t know if Polygonum multiflorum has other effects. In fact, Polygonum multiflorum has many effects. Let us learn about the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Polygonum multiflorum.

Liver protection

The diphenylene compounds contained in Polygonum multiflorum have a significant antagonistic effect on fatty liver and liver function damage caused by peroxidized corn oil in rats, increased liver lipid peroxides, increased serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase, etc., and reduce the levels of serum free fatty acids and liver lipid peroxides. In vitro, it can inhibit rat liver microsomal lipid peroxidation caused by ADP and NADPH. Polygonum multiflorum also has the effect of increasing liver glycogen. Raw Polygonum multiflorum, Polygonum multiflorum processed with black bean juice and steamed Polygonum multiflorum decoction have an antagonistic effect on hepatic fat accumulation caused by prednisone acetate, can reduce liver enlargement caused by CCl4, and reduce the liver weight coefficient.

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Feeding 404-day-old quails with a diet containing Polygonum multiflorum powder for 190 days can significantly prolong the half-life of the quails. Polygonum multiflorum can prolong the growth cycle of Drosophila diploid cells, make the cells grow vigorously, and extend the lifespan of Drosophila. Oral administration of the alcohol-soluble and water-soluble parts of Polygonum multiflorum to rats can promote cell division and proliferation and prolong the generation number of rat skin diploid fibroblasts. Feeding elderly mice with a decoction of Polygonum multiflorum can reduce the activity of MAO-B in the brain and increase the levels of 5-HT, NE and DA in brain tissue. The mixed preparation of Radix Trichosanthis and Radix Cynanchum multiflorum and the decoction of Radix Trichosanthis have significant inhibitory effects on the MAO-B activity in the brain of rats and mice in vitro. Taking Polygonum multiflorum for 2 months in elderly rats can improve the function of the striatal dopaminergic nervous system in elderly rats.

Feeding old or young mice with a decoction of Polygonum multiflorum can significantly increase the protein content in the brain and liver, and improve the DNA repair ability of the elderly body. The ethanol extract and water extract of Polygonum multiflorum can increase the content of thymic cytoplasmic protein and nucleic acid in aged rats to varying degrees.

The anti-aging effect of Polygonum multiflorum is related to its antioxidant effect. Giving concentrated decoction of Polygonum multiflorum to elderly mice can significantly enhance the activity of SOD in their blood. Processing has a certain influence on the antioxidant effect of Polygonum multiflorum. Both the new and old processed products can significantly increase the SOD activity of mouse whole blood and brain tissue, and can reduce the LPO content in the heart, liver, brain tissue and blood of mice. The raw product has no obvious effect on SOD and LPO. The alcohol extract or water extract of Polygonum multiflorum can increase the SOD content and reduce the LPO content in the heart, liver and brain tissues of aged rats to varying degrees.

Effects on endocrine

Long-term oral administration of Polygonum multiflorum decoction concentrate to mice can significantly increase the weight of their adrenal glands. Polygonum multiflorum also has an effect similar to the function of the adrenal cortex. It can significantly improve the stress resistance of mice with bilateral adrenal removal and reduce the mortality rate of mice caused by freezing. Prepared Polygonum multiflorum promotes the accumulation of liver glycogen in norepinephrine-starved mice, significantly increasing liver glycogen. The effect of Polygonum multiflorum on blood sugar has a certain time effect. After rabbits are given Polygonum multiflorum decoction orally, their blood sugar rises to a peak within 30 to 60 minutes, then gradually decreases. After 6 hours, the blood sugar is lower than normal. Rat liver insulin receptor has two types of receptors: high affinity and low capacity, and low affinity and high capacity. The binding capacity of aged mice is significantly reduced, but the affinity does not change. Polygonum multiflorum had no significant effect on both capacity and affinity parameters.

The article introduces in detail the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Polygonum multiflorum. In fact, Polygonum multiflorum can delay people's aging, which is very popular among female friends. It can also have a certain effect on endocrine and alleviate the most common endocrine disorders.