He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) has powerful effects, and its medicinal value is worth understanding
He Shou Wu is very famous throughout the country. Its status in the family of traditional Chinese medicines is on par with ginseng and reishi mushroom, but people do not know as much about it as they do about ginseng and reishi. They simply do not know that He Shou Wu is also a precious tonic, nor do they know what medicinal value it has. In fact, the medicinal value and effects of He Shou Wu are also outstanding, not inferior to ginseng and reishi in the least. Below I will introduce everyone to a brand-new He Shou Wu. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, He Shou Wu can moisten the intestines, disinfect, reduce swelling, and nourish the blood. It can further tonify the liver and kidneys. It has obvious preventive effects on kidney deficiency in humans, premature graying of the beard and hair, and premature aging. In addition, nourishing the body is also an important effect of He Shou Wu. It not only contains natural polysaccharides but also contains vitamins and various minerals. It can relieve physical weakness, and also tonify qi and blood and delay bodily aging.
Weakness of the waist and knees: This condition is a major manifestation of kidney deficiency. When kidney qi is insufficient, the waist becomes weak and powerless, with soreness and pain in the waist. The liver and kidneys share the same origin. When kidney qi is deficient, liver blood is insufficient, and the sinews lose their nourishment, resulting in weakness of the knees, along with cold hands and feet, aversion to cold, preference for warmth, tinnitus, clear and profuse or frequent urination, loose and watery stools, hair loss, impotence, a pale tongue body, and a thin, deep pulse. It can be used in combination with Nv Zhen Zi (Ligustrum lucidum), Han Lian Cao (Eclipta prostrata), Sheng Di (Rehmannia raw), Xi Yi Cao (Siegesbeckia), Du Zhong (Eucommia ulmoides), and others. Headache: Caused by poor emotional regulation with anger damaging the liver, liver fire disturbing upward, or insufficient liver yin with ascendant liver yang, disturbing the clear orifices and producing dizziness and headache, tending toward both sides, irritability and easy anger, tinnitus and insomnia, a red tongue with little coating, and a wiry pulse. He Shou Wu has the function of draining liver fire, so it is effective for this condition. It can be used in combination with Bai Shao (Paeonia lactiflora), Ju Hua (chrysanthemum), Ye Jiao Teng (Polygonum multiflorum stem), Shi Jue Ming (Haliotis shell), Gou Teng (Uncaria rhynchophylla), and others.
He Shou Wu can lower cholesterol. He Shou Wu can purify the blood, clear cholesterol from the blood, and also inhibit the body's absorption of cholesterol. Taking an appropriate amount of He Shou Wu regularly can improve blood vessel elasticity, speed up blood circulation, and have a good preventive effect on the high incidence of hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease in humans. He Shou Wu can treat tuberculosis. He Shou Wu has a good therapeutic effect on the pulmonary tuberculosis and lymphatic tuberculosis that humans commonly develop. Among its medicinal components, there is a substance that can inhibit the activity of tuberculosis bacteria in the human body and also reduce the generation of tuberculosis bacteria. Normally, after people develop pulmonary tuberculosis or lymphatic tuberculosis, they can directly put He Shou Wu together with Fu Ling (Poria cocos) and Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra chinensis) and other traditional Chinese medicinal materials, add clear water, and decoct them. After decoction, take it once a day, and the condition can be significantly relieved.
Seminal emission: This product is used for seminal emission due to unsecured kidney qi. It manifests as emission without dreams, even to the point of uncontrollable spermatorrhea. It is mostly caused by factors such as kidney deficiency failing to control the essence, or congenital insufficiency, intemperance in sexual activity, and excessive indulgence. He Shou Wu is astringent in taste; when used, it can tonify the kidneys and boost qi, astringe the essence, and stop emission. Leukorrhea: This product is used for leukorrhea syndrome due to kidney deficiency. It manifests as white vaginal discharge that is clear and thin like water, large in amount like pouring, odorless, coldness in the lower abdomen and limbs, sore waist and weak legs, dizziness and blurred vision, clear and profuse urine, a pale tongue body, a thin white coating, and a thin, weak pulse. This disease is caused by insufficient kidney yang, weakened restraining function of the Dai vessel, instability of the Ren vessel, and downward loss of yin essence. He Shou Wu is used to tonify kidney yang, boost essence, and stop leukorrhea. Draining liver wind: He Shou Wu is bitter in taste, enters the liver meridian, and has the strengths of draining liver wind and clearing liver heat. Therefore, it is used for conditions caused by internal stirring of liver wind.
He Shou Wu can treat premature graying of the beard and hair. He Shou Wu has a strong effect on darkening the hair. It can prevent premature graying of the beard and hair, and can also turn white hair in young people black, because He Shou Wu can tonify the kidneys, boost essence and blood, and promote the production of pigment in hair follicles, thereby producing an obvious hair-darkening effect. Normally, when using He Shou Wu to treat premature graying of the beard and hair, it can be steeped in water and drunk, or the water in which it has been steeped can be used to wash the hair. Due to old age and physical weakness, or physical weakness after illness, leading to insufficient essence and blood, yin deficiency of the liver and kidneys, and relative hyperactivity of liver yang, further compounded by excessive worry and fatigue, alcohol consumption, and fasting, causing yin depletion below and yang hyperactivity above, with qi and blood rushing upward, this develops into stroke, manifesting as sudden fainting, loss of consciousness, or deviated mouth and eyes, slurred speech, hemiplegia, and other symptoms. He Shou Wu is bitter in taste, enters the liver meridian, and has the function of draining liver wind. Therefore, when used, it can tonify the yin of the liver and kidneys, suppress the hyperactivity of liver yang, and treat stroke. It can be used in combination with Ge Gen (Pueraria lobata), Shan Zha (Crataegus pinnatifida), Xia Ku Cao (Prunella vulgaris), Shi Jue Ming (Haliotis shell), Gou Teng (Uncaria rhynchophylla), and others.