1, polygala tenuifolia can communicate the heart and kidney, enlighten the mind and resolve phlegm.
Polygalae is warm and pungent. It can soothe the nerves, improve intelligence, eliminate phlegm, enlighten the mind, reduce swelling and dissipate stagnation. Used for insomnia, dreaminess, forgetfulness, fright, trance and other symptoms caused by heart-kidney disharmony. The elderly often use Polygalae, which can not only dredge kidney qi, but also calm their nerves.
Step 2: puzzle
Yi Zhiren is warm in nature and pungent in taste. Entering the spleen and kidney meridian has the effects of tonifying kidney, consolidating essence, reducing urine, warming spleen and stopping diarrhea, and absorbing body fluid and promoting fluid production. It can be used for treating nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, frequent micturition, enuresis, and turbid urine caused by deficiency and cold of the lower Yuan Dynasty. Therefore, taking Fructus Alpinae Oxyphyllae for the elderly at ordinary times not only helps to warm the kidney and help yang, but also restrains urination.
3. Lycopodium powder
Lycopodium is warm, bitter and pungent, and enters the liver, spleen and kidney. Lycopodium is the whole grass of the root of Lycopodium. It is named after its function of relaxing tendons and activating collaterals. Lycopodium japonicum has the effects of expelling wind and cold, removing dampness and swelling, relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, and has a certain antihypertensive effect. Elderly people with hemiplegia or blocked collaterals after stroke can be treated with Lycopodium. In addition, Lycopodium can also be used externally to treat traumatic sprain and swelling.
Conclusion: These three kinds of traditional Chinese medicines have a good effect on the health care of the elderly. If these three kinds of Chinese medicines are taken together, they can also play the role of tonifying kidney, calming nerves and dredging collaterals. Therefore, it is suggested that middle-aged and elderly friends may wish to try it at ordinary times. As a matter of fact, tea culture has a long history in China, and so does TCM health care. We might as well combine these two health care methods to achieve a certain health care effect.