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What plant is Polygonatum odoratum (species and pictures of Polygonatum odoratum)
According to legend, there was a maid-in-waiting in the Tang Dynasty who escaped from the palace and hid in the deep mountains and forests because she could not bear the ravages of the emperor. There is no food to satisfy hunger, so we eat Polygonatum sibiricum. Over time, your body is as light as a swallow and your skin is as bright as jade.

Later, the maid-in-waiting met a hunter and went to the mountain where the house was built to give birth. She didn't return to her hometown with her husband and children until she was 60 years old. The elders in my hometown were surprised to see her youthful appearance when she entered the palace.

Polygonatum odoratum, also known as Dryopteris squamosa, is a product for nourishing yin, benefiting qi and enriching blood. The ancients said that Polygonatum odoratum can nourish and moisten, and has the effect of removing wind and heat, so it can keep the skin moist and prolong life.

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source

This product is the dried rhizome of Polygonatum odoratum. ) drupe of Liliaceae.

Related names

Fertile Polygonatum odoratum, roasted Polygonatum odoratum, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae, Ginseng, Osmunda japonica, Osmunda japonica, Osmunda japonica, Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Dendrocalamus latiflorus, Bambusa japonica, and Bambusa kwangtungensis.

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Place of production

Location: Hunan, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places.

Harvest processing

Digging in autumn, removing fibrous roots, washing, air-drying until soft, repeatedly kneading, air-drying until there is no hardness, and air-drying; Or steam thoroughly, knead until translucent, and dry.

Trait recognition

This product is cylindrical, slightly flat, with few branches, 4 ~18cm long and 0.3 ~1.6cm in diameter. The surface is yellow-white or yellow-brown, translucent, with longitudinal wrinkles and slightly raised connections, white dot-like fibrous root marks and disc-shaped stem marks. Hard, brittle or slightly soft, easily broken, with horny or granular cross section. Slight breath, sweet taste, sticky chewing.

Chopped herbs for decoction.

In irregular thick slices or segments. The skin is yellowish white to yellowish brown, translucent and sometimes visible. The cutting surface is horny or granular. Slight breath, sweet taste, sticky chewing.

Sexual taste orientation

Gan, Ping. Enter the lung and stomach meridians.

operating characteristic

This product moistens dryness and tonifies, and its nature is flat and less biased. Entering the lung meridian can nourish lung yin, moisten lung and relieve cough; Entering the stomach meridian can nourish the stomach yin, promote fluid production and quench thirst. In ancient times, it was called Bazin, and it was not addicted to evil spirit. It can nourish yin and relieve exterior syndrome when combined with exterior syndrome relieving drugs.

efficacy

Nourishing yin and moistening lung, promoting fluid production and nourishing stomach.

Efficacy memory method

Precautions:

1. Han Xiangzi, using Polygonatum odoratum as a flute, has a beautiful voice and melody, nourishing and keeping in good health.

2. Polygonatum odoratum: nourishing yin and moistening lung, nourishing stomach and promoting fluid production.

Main treatment syndrome

(1) yin deficiency, lung dryness, cough, fatigue cough, exogenous yin deficiency.

(2) Stomach yin failure, dry mouth and thirst.

dosage

Oral administration: decoction, 6 ~12g; Or put into pill powder.

Pay attention to use

This quality is soft and moist, and it is not suitable for people with spleen deficiency and phlegm dampness.