In fact, in the medical classics of past dynasties, people's evaluation of Polygalae is very high. In modern times, after thousands of years of research and summary, doctors believe that polygala tenuifolia mainly has the functions of "calming the heart and calming the nerves, resolving phlegm and inducing resuscitation, reducing swelling and dispersing carbuncle".
It can be seen from the efficacy of polygala tenuifolia that its medicinal value has good application value in daily health preservation and medical disease prevention and treatment.
1, the application of polygala tenuifolia in calming the heart and calming the nerves.
The effect of polygala tenuifolia in Heart Sutra is good. The ancients said that it has the effects of "dispelling evil dreams, calming the nerves and increasing wisdom", such as restlessness, restlessness, sleepless nights, etc., which are common in modern life. It is most appropriate to treat it as medicine.
Especially in the elderly, the nervous system is gradually weakening, which is more prone to the above symptoms. At this time, you can use a proper amount of Polygalae to calm your nerves.
For example, it is recorded in some Chinese medicine books that grinding polygala tenuifolia into fine powder and then taking about 3g of Wenmi decoction each time can effectively relieve neurasthenia, palpitation, upset, insomnia and other symptoms.
At present, many Chinese medicine practitioners prefer to use Polygalae together with Chinese herbal medicines such as Os Draconis, Oysters, Acorus Gramineus, Poria, Ginseng, etc. When dealing with some anxiety, forgetfulness, insomnia and other situations, this is a quite effective method to soothe the nerves.
2. The application of polygala tenuifolia in resolving phlegm and inducing resuscitation.
The ancients called polygala tenuifolia a "medicine for resolving phlegm", which has a good effect on convulsion, epilepsy, madness, cough and asthma caused by phlegm blocking lung qi.
For example, some people who have convulsions and epilepsy due to phlegm are often accompanied by bad temper, delirium and convulsions. Therefore, Radix Polygalae can be combined with Radix Curcumae, Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Rhizoma Acori Graminei, Rhizoma Pinelliae, Amber and other medicinal materials to relieve phlegm and soothe the nerves.
For cough and asthma caused by thick phlegm in the lung, Polygala tenuifolia, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Rhizoma Pinelliae, Radix Platycodi and Radix Glycyrrhizae can often play a better role in resolving phlegm, relieving cough and dispersing lung qi.
3. The application of polygala tenuifolia in detumescence and carbuncle.
Although the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials of Polygala tenuifolia is not obvious, its effect of dissipating heat and inducing resuscitation is still quite powerful, so it also has a good dissipation effect on some common sores, ulcers and swelling, especially carbuncle and sores caused by phlegm-dampness.
Zhang Xichun, an expert in modern medicine, once said that the effect of decocting polygala tenuifolia into thick soup, then decocting thick soup into thick paste, and external application of sores and carbuncle is quite quick.
In many ancient Chinese medical classics, it is also recorded that polygala tenuifolia can be effective for gangrene, sores and other diseases. It can be seen that in ancient times, polygala tenuifolia was still a commonly used topical drug for skin.