The whole plant of Polygonum paleaceum or Polygonum chinense, belonging to the family Polygonaceae, is used as the medicine called Chishang San. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling. It can treat various diseases. Now let's take a look at the efficacy and function of Chishang San.
【Efficacy and Function of Chishang San】
According to traditional Chinese medicine, Chishang San has the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, promoting blood circulation, and reducing swelling. It is mainly used to treat dysentery, leukorrhea, heat-induced headache, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, mastitis, and injuries from falls and blows.
1. "Compilation of Common Folk Medicinal Herbs": "Clears heat from the three burners. Treats dizziness."
2. "Practical Selection of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs in Guangxi": "Reduces swelling and detoxifies. Treats snakebites, boils, unknown swelling and toxicity, and mastitis."
3. "Commonly Used Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herbs in Sichuan": "Clears heat, promotes blood circulation. Treats internal injuries, heat-induced headache, red menstruation, amenorrhea, cough due to deficiency fire, dysentery with blood, abscesses and ulcers."
【Precautions for the Use of Chishang San】
Chishang San has the functions of analgesia, reducing swelling, promoting blood circulation, and modern pharmacological studies have shown that the alcoholic extract of Chishang San has obvious effects on certain strains of dysentery bacteria and strong antioxidant activity.
For the treatment of mastitis: Crush the whole plant of Chishang San or Polygonum multiflorum and Polygonum cymosum, and apply it externally with wine lees.
Precautions: It is not suitable for those with weak qi and yang deficiency. Those with stagnant qi should consume it in moderation, as excessive consumption may cause menstrual disorders in women. Pregnant women should be cautious and avoid taking it during pregnancy to prevent adverse effects on fetal development.
【Methods of Cultivating Chishang San】
1. Cultivation Techniques
It is propagated by division and seeds, with division as the main method. From late winter to early spring before sprouting, dig up the rhizomes and divide them into single plants, leaving buds and roots for each plant.
When planting, plow the soil and create raised beds 1.3m wide. Dig holes with row and plant spacing of about 33cm. Plant 2 plants of Chishang San per hole, compact the soil, apply animal and poultry manure and wood ash, and finally cover with fine soil to level with the bed surface.
2. Field Management
After planting, weed and fertilize 3 times a year. The first time is right after sprouting in March, the second time is in June to July, and the third time is during the winter when the plants wither. For the first and second fertilization, animal and poultry manure is mainly used, and for the third time, wood ash or compost can be applied.
