In the time when the Records of Famous Doctors recorded Polygonatum sibiricum, it was even said that it was beneficial to "tonify the middle energizer, tonify the five internal organs, and make people keep fit and prolong life after long-term administration", which shows that the ancients also recognized the health care value of Polygonatum sibiricum.
Today, Polygonatum sibiricum has been used as a medicine. Through the research and summary of doctors in past dynasties, its main functions are as follows:
1, Polygonatum can moisten lung, relieve cough and asthma.
Polygonatum sibiricum is sweet, moist and flat, which has the function of nourishing lung yin and relieving some diseases of lung deficiency.
For example, when the lungs are attacked by the evil of dryness and heat, dry cough and asthma, dry throat and tongue, and bloodshot sputum appear, you can use Polygonatum odoratum to boil water for drinking. Or combined with mulberry leaves, Glehnia littoralis, Ophiopogon japonicus and other medicinal materials, the effect of moistening lung and nourishing yin is better.
2. Polygonatum can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi and blood.
Spleen is the foundation of the day after tomorrow, which can absorb the subtleties of external Shui Gu to maintain the normal operation of qi and blood, so people with weak spleen and stomach are often accompanied by deficiency of both qi and blood.
Polygonatum sibiricum is sweet, good at entering the spleen meridian, and has the functions of tonifying spleen yin, benefiting spleen qi and strengthening middle qi. For people with weak spleen and stomach function, Polygonatum sibiricum has good health preservation value.
For example, some people with spleen-yin deficiency accompanied by fatigue, abdominal distension and dyspepsia, and spleen-stomach weakness accompanied by loss of appetite, qi deficiency and fatigue can use Polygonatum to improve the transport function of spleen and stomach.
3. Polygonatum can strengthen kidney and produce sperm.
Polygonatum sibiricum not only benefits qi and nourishes yin, but also strengthens kidney. In traditional Chinese medicine, Polygonatum sibiricum has certain functions of replenishing essence, generating marrow and strengthening the body, which is one of the important reasons why Polygonatum sibiricum is used for health preservation.
For example, some middle-aged and elderly people are accompanied by waist and knee fatigue, dizziness, tinnitus and dizziness, and premature whitening of beards. Polygonatum sibiricum can play a certain role in relieving the excessive consumption of its own essence and blood.
Polygonatum can improve people's physique.
Modern medical research shows that the chemical components such as polysaccharides, saponins and alkaloids contained in Polygonatum sibiricum are also helpful to help people improve their physique.
For example, some experimental studies have found that the effective components of Polygonatum can reduce people's blood lipid concentration to a certain extent and improve people's immune function. In addition, it also has the effects of resisting human fatigue and inhibiting cell oxidative aging. It can be seen that the health care value of Polygonatum sibiricum is still worth studying and applying.