Modern medical research shows that Polygonum Multiflori Radix contains lecithin, chrysophanol, emodin, rhein and other enkun substances, which can combine with cholesterol, reduce the intestinal reabsorption of cholesterol, reduce blood lipid, prevent atherosclerosis and inhibit human tuberculosis. Chrysophanol contained in Polygonum Multiflori Radix can also promote intestinal movement and prevent constipation. Polygonum multiflorum Thunb generally has no side effects, but it can slip the intestine and cause mild diarrhea, which is not suitable for people with thin stools.

Different usages are also different according to needs: raw Polygonum multiflorum tablets can be directly sliced or dried in the sun for constipation and scrofula; If the prescription is biased towards tonic, then the concocted "Radix Polygoni Multiflori Preparata" must be used to treat deficiency of liver and kidney. The processing method is: boiling the juice with black beans, mixing with Polygonum multiflorum slices, steaming in a cage, and drying in the sun. Radix Polygoni Multiflori Preparata can be bought in pharmacies. Used for insomnia, dreaminess, etc. , it is necessary to choose its rattan stem Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Home-cooked stewed chicken soup: its formula is: 1, black-bone chicken 800g, prepared Polygonum Multiflori Radix 50g, a piece of ginger, a proper amount of water, simmering with slow fire, adding various seasonings when the rotten broth is thick, and eating meat with soup. Used in beauty salons, the effect is very good. 2. Stir-fry 20 grams of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Soak in water for 20 minutes, remove residues and get juice. 20 g of walnut kernel and 0/00 g of pig brain/kloc are simmered with juice. After cooking, add seasoning once a day until new hair grows. Has the functions of tonifying kidney and strengthening brain. It is suitable for alopecia areata or alopecia totalis caused by kidney deficiency. 3. 60 grams of Polygonum Multiflori Radix, 50 grams of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, 50 grams of Cornus officinalis, 50 grams of walnuts and 500 grams of black beans. Firstly, adding water to boil Lycium barbarum, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and Cornus officinalis; Take the juice and cook it until the walnut kernel becomes slurry, which is completely absorbed by the black beans. Take it out to dry. Take it twice a day on an empty stomach in the morning and evening, 6 ~ 9g each time. It is very effective to treat white hair caused by kidney deficiency.