Many people believe that excessive drinking, consumption of salty or sugary foods can cause polyuria. However, the cause of polyuria is diverse, and Chinese herbal medicine fake ginseng can treat polyuria!
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【Treatment of Polyuria with Fake Ginseng】
Fake ginseng, two to three liang (a traditional Chinese unit of weight), and golden cherry root, two liang. Boil together and take it two to three times a day. (Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine)
Fake ginseng can be consumed and not only has medicinal value, but is also good for consumption. It can also be used for ornamental purposes.
1. Consumption
After washing the stems and leaves, they can be stir-fried or boiled for consumption. The tender stems and leaves can be pickled with salt to make pickles for convenient use.
2. Medicinal Use
The fresh stems and leaves can be crushed and applied externally to treat swelling and toxicity. Fake ginseng as a whole can promote diuresis, reduce swelling, invigorate the spleen, nourish the lungs, relieve cough, and regulate menstruation.
It can be used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, damp-heat jaundice, internal hemorrhoids bleeding, insufficient lactation, pediatric malnutrition, yellow water sores, spleen deficiency fatigue, pulmonary tuberculosis with coughing blood, and irregular menstruation. It can also be used externally to treat red, swollen, and painful eyes. The leaves can promote lactation and reduce swelling and toxicity. It can treat urinary retention and hemorrhoid swelling and toxicity.
3. Ornamental Use
It can be used for flower beds and rockery planting, or as potted plants.
【Plant Morphology of Fake Ginseng】
Fake ginseng is an annual herbaceous plant that can grow up to about 60 centimeters in height. It is fleshy and hairless. The main root is thick and branched, with a brownish appearance. The stem is cylindrical, with branches at the lower part and slightly lignified at the base.
The leaves are alternate, inverted ovate, or inverted ovate-oblong, measuring 6-7 centimeters in length and 2.5-3.5 centimeters in width. The apex is pointed or bluntly rounded, with entire margins. The base gradually narrows into a short petiole, and both sides are green and smooth.
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The top of the stem branches into a conical inflorescence. The peduncle of the inflorescence is purplish-green or dark green. The flowers are small, pale purple-red, with a diameter of about 6 millimeters, and the peduncle is slender. There are 2 sepals, ovate in shape, pointed at the head, and they fall off early.
The petals are 5, inverted ovate or elliptic. There are more than 10 stamens, with slender filaments. The ovary is spherical, and the style is linear. The stigma is deeply divided into 3 parts, with the tip spreading outward and slightly curved.
The fruit is a capsule, which turns grayish-brown when mature, with a diameter of about 3 millimeters. The seeds are small, black, and flattened. The flowering period is from June to July, and the fruiting period is from September to October. The leaves of this plant (fake ginseng leaves) are also used for medicinal purposes, which are described in detail in another article.
【Does Polyuria Lead to Diabetes?】
1. Urinary tract infection
In general, if your urinary tract is infected, it is very easy to have the urge to urinate. Therefore, this is also the reason for frequent visits to the toilet at night. In addition, during urination, inflammation can cause irritation, leading to urinary tract infections, resulting in frequent urination, urgency, and incomplete urination.
2. Prostate problems
If you frequently visit the toilet, it is likely that there is a problem with your prostate. Studies have shown that men over the age of 50 are prone to prostate hyperplasia, and the most obvious symptom is frequent urination at night. In the late stage of prostate hyperplasia, incomplete urination is usually present, exacerbating the condition of nocturia.
3. Kidney problems
Medically, if the kidneys are not functioning properly, the tubules in the kidneys are likely to have abnormalities, which may lead to problems with the concentration function of the tubules, resulting in the backflow of urine. This is also the reason for increased nocturia and frequency. Therefore, excessive nocturia may indicate kidney problems.
4. Precursor to diabetes
Many diabetes patients have to visit the toilet frequently every day, which is a normal phenomenon. Therefore, frequent urination at night may also be a precursor to diabetes, as the body is unable to eliminate excess blood sugar, leading to frequent urination.
