What are the latest precious Chinese medicinal herb varieties in our country?
At present, there are mainly 38 common precious Chinese medicinal herbs in our country, which are ginseng, Korean ginseng, American ginseng, codonopsis, astragalus, rhodiola, reishi mushroom, snow lotus, angelica, fleeceflower root, longan aril, polygonatum, dendrobium, goji berry, gastrodia, eucommia, cornus, cordyceps, gecko, human placenta, velvet antler, deer antler glue, donkey-hide gelatin, tortoise shell glue, turtle shell glue, sea dragon, seahorse, dog kidney, bird's nest, Chinese forest frog, notoginseng, saffron, dragon's blood, musk, white-banded snake, antelope horn, cow bezoar, pearl.
Qi-tonifying Chinese medicinal herbs
Qi-tonifying medicines, also known as qi-benefiting medicines, are medicines that can treat qi deficiency disorders. They have the effect of tonifying lung qi and benefiting spleen qi, and are suitable for disorders such as lung qi deficiency and spleen qi deficiency. Qi-tonifying medicines are also often used for blood deficiency disorders, because abundant qi can generate blood. Especially in cases of major blood loss, qi-tonifying medicines must be used, because “tangible blood cannot be quickly generated; intangible qi should be urgently secured”. Therefore, clinically there is the treatment method of “tonifying qi to treat blood collapse”.
Commonly used qi-tonifying medicines include ginseng, codonopsis, astragalus, atractylodes, licorice, and so on. In ancient times, in order to enhance the effects, these medicines were usually used as the main ingredients to form qi-tonifying formulas, among which the representative formulas are Sijunzi Tang, Shenling Baizhu San, Buzhong Yiqi Tang, Yupingfeng San, Shengmai San, Renshen Gejie San, and so on.
Blood-tonifying Chinese medicinal herbs
Blood-tonifying medicines, also called blood-nourishing medicines, are medicines used to treat blood deficiency disorders. According to the five elements theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the heart is the child of the liver, and the liver is the child of the kidney. Based on the principles of tonifying the mother in cases of deficiency and yang generating and yin growing, treatment often tonifies the heart together with the liver, and tonifies the liver together with nourishing the kidney. In cases where blood deficiency is relatively severe, medicines that tonify spleen and lung qi are also often added to blood-tonifying formulas.
The principles and methods of traditional Chinese medicine for treating blood deficiency mainly include strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach, benefiting qi to generate blood, tonifying the kidney to generate blood, removing stasis to generate blood, and resolving toxins to generate blood.
Commonly used blood-tonifying medicines include angelica, prepared rehmannia, white peony root, donkey-hide gelatin, goji berry, longan aril, and so on. In ancient times, these medicines were often used as the main drugs to form blood-tonifying formulas, among which the typical ones are Siwu Tang, Danggui Buxue Tang, Guipi Tang, and so on.
Yin-tonifying Chinese medicinal herbs
Yin-nourishing medicines, also called yin-tonifying medicines, are medicines that can treat yin deficiency disorders. They have effects such as nourishing kidney yin, tonifying lung yin, nourishing stomach yin, and benefiting liver yin, and are suitable for disorders such as kidney yin insufficiency, lung yin weakness, stomach yin depletion, and liver yin deficiency.
Commonly used yin-tonifying medicines include dendrobium, cornus, tortoise shell, turtle shell, and so on. In ancient times, in order to enhance medicinal effects, these medicines were often used as the main drugs and made into formulas, among which the representative ones are Liuwei Dihuang Wan, Shihu Yeguang Wan, Bufei Ejiao Tang, and so on.
Yang-tonifying Chinese medicinal herbs
All medicines that have a yang-tonifying effect and are mainly used to treat yang deficiency patterns are called yang-tonifying medicines. Commonly used yang-tonifying medicines include cinnamon, deer antler glue, and so on. In ancient times, these medicines were often used as the main drugs to form formulas, among which the typical ones are Shenqi Wan, Yougui Wan, and so on.
In summary, according to the principle of tonifying the deficient in traditional Chinese medicine theory, this section briefly introduces the current use of several precious medicinal herbs for the four major deficiency patterns, so that consumers can better use these medicinal herbs. Next, let us take a look at what the cultivation prospects of Chinese medicinal herbs are really like!