solomon's seal - huangjing -Polygonatum

Polygonatum sibiricum
[huang jing]
Chinese herbal medicine
Other names: Polygonatum sibiricum, Polygonatum sibiricum, Polygonatum sibiricum, Polygonatum sibiricum, Polygonatum sibiricum
Main functions of kidney-tonifying: replenishing qi and nourishing yin, strengthening spleen, moistening lungs,
Polygonatum sibiricum is a Chinese herbal medicine with the functions of replenishing qi and nourishing yin. It can enhance physical strength, relieve fatigue, improve symptoms such as dry mouth and sore waist and knees. It can also help regulate blood sugar and blood lipid levels, and relieve problems such as decreased appetite and indigestion caused by weak spleen and stomach. The main production areas are Anhui, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places. Among them, the Polygonatum sibiricum from Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui is widely recognized for its plump appearance and high content of effective ingredients. It is often processed into pills or used to make medicinal wine for consumption.
Polygonatum sibiricum is sweet and flat in nature, and it belongs to the spleen, lung and kidney meridians.
Its texture is moist and its medicinal effect is mild. It can both replenish qi and nourish yin. It is mild in nature and not easy to get angry. The specific effects include three aspects:
Moisturize the lungs and throat, improve dry cough
Replenish kidney essence to improve soreness of waist and knees
·Enhance spleen and stomach function and promote digestion
This multi-faceted nourishing effect makes it a high-quality medicinal material for conditioning the body, and is often used to treat problems such as lung and kidney deficiency, insufficient qi and yin. Modern research has found that Polygonatum contains active ingredients such as polysaccharides, saponins, and flavonoids, which work together to replenish qi and nourish yin, strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, and moisten the lungs and protect the kidneys.
Effects
Polygonatum can help the body replenish nutrition, relieve fatigue, and improve problems such as dry mouth and tongue. It can enhance gastrointestinal function, improve loss of appetite and abdominal distension; relieve dry cough and throat discomfort; regulate waist and leg weakness, easy fatigue, and frequent urination at night.
What are the main effects and clinical applications of Polygonatum?
Polygonatum is mainly used to improve the following three types of health problems:
Abnormal lung function
Treat dry cough and less sputum caused by insufficient qi, blood and yin fluid, often used in combination with medicinal materials such as Adenophora Root and Fritillaria Chuanxiong. For long-term cough accompanied by insufficient kidney yin in the lungs, it can be used alone or in combination with herbs such as Rehmannia glutinosa, Stemona tuberosa, and Asparagus cochinchinensis.
Abnormal spleen and stomach function
Improve diabetes-related symptoms such as abnormal thirst, shortness of breath and fatigue, easy hunger but weight loss, often used in combination with red ginseng, astragalus, kudzu root, etc.
Kidney essence deficiency problem
Improve dizziness, sore waist and knees, and premature graying of hair caused by insufficient kidney essence, and can be boiled into a paste recipe for consumption;
Treat sore waist and leg, insomnia, dreaminess, tinnitus, forgetfulness, hair loss and other problems caused by insufficient liver and kidney, often used in combination with processed Polygonum aviculare, Ligustrum lucidum, and Eclipta prostrata;
Relieve kidney deficiency-type low back pain, can be cooked and eaten with black beans.