The efficacy and effects of He Shou Wu

He Shou Wu is slightly warm, sweet, bitter, astringent, belongs to the liver and kidney meridian, suitable for people with Qi deficiency and blood deficiency, He Shou Wu was treated as a miracle medicine in ancient China.

Antibacterial

The decoction of different concoctions of He Shou Wu has different inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albus, Bacillus fowleri, Bacillus sonnei, Bacillus typhi 901, Bacillus paratyphi, Bacillus diphtheriae, Streptococcus hemolyticus, and Bacillus naiveus.

Laxative and laxative

Its active ingredient, rhubarb phenol, can promote intestinal motility in animals. Some patients with hyperlipidemia showed increased stool frequency and diarrhea after taking it.

Delaying aging

The effect of Radix Polygoni Multiflori in delaying aging is a comprehensive one, through lowering lipids, anti-atherosclerosis, enhancing immune function, promoting protein synthesis in liver, brain and other important organs, increasing the content or activity of antioxidants in the body, accelerating the scavenging of superoxide radicals in the body, reducing the generation of lipid peroxidation products, and exerting its anti-damage, age-deferring and anti-aging effects.

Enhancement of immunity

Radix Polygoni Multiflori mainly enhances immunity by protecting the thymus gland and strengthening the function of thymus-dependent T lymphocytes, thus improving the body's ability to resist diseases.

Lowering blood lipids

Radix Polygoni Multiflori has been shown to have significant hypolipidemic effects in animal experiments. He Shou Wu can prevent hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis through multiple channels such as absorption and metabolism of cholesterol, thus reducing the hypercoagulable state of blood. 1. The laxative effect of anthraquinone components accelerates the metabolism of toxic substances in the body and restores the fat metabolism pathway in the liver. 2. Anthraquinones effectively affect hepatic 3-hydroxy 3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase and Ta-hydroxylase activities, inhibit endogenous cholesterol synthesis, promote the conversion of cholesterol into bile acids, and inhibit bile acid reabsorption from the intestine and enhance bile acid excretion from the intestine. 3. Anthraquinones induce hepatic microsomal carboxylesterase, promote the hydrolysis process in vivo, and accelerate the excretion of toxic substances in vivo related.

Promote hematopoiesis

Intraperitoneal injection of He Shou Wu extract 50mg/kg for 3 days resulted in a significant increase in bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells, and also significantly increased the rate of granulocyte monophytic progenitor cell production in mice, and significantly increased the value of bone marrow red lineage progenitor cells.

Myocardial protection

Radix et Rhizoma Polygonatum Extract has a preventive effect on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in dogs. The link of action may be the function of stilbene glucoside and resveratrol glucoside in He Shou Wu to increase superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activity. In addition, certain components in Radix Polygoni Multiflori, such as anthraquinones and phospholipids, have direct antioxidant effects and reduce oxygen free radicals in the body.

Protects the liver

The diastereoside component of Radix Polygoni Multiflori has a significant effect on fatty liver and liver function damage, increased liver lipid peroxide, and elevated serum glutamate transaminase and glutamic oxalacetic transaminase in rats caused by peroxidized corn oil, as well as a significant decrease in serum free fatty acids and liver lipid peroxide. In in vitro experiments, it can also inhibit lipid peroxidation in rat liver microsomes caused by adenosine diphosphate and reduced coenzyme, reduce hepatocyte damage and have good hepatoprotective effect. In addition, Radix Polygoni Multiflori is rich in lecithin, which can replenish or promote the synthesis of various liver diseases caused by reduced lecithin and prevent fatty liver and cholesterol deposition. The effect of he shou wu in increasing liver glycogen is also beneficial to the protection of the liver.

Nerve protection

The main active ingredient in Radix Polygoni Multiflori: stilbene glycoside has a significant antagonistic effect on β-amyloid and hydrogen peroxide-induced decrease in nerve cell survival and increased lactate dehydrogenase leakage. Its neuroprotective effect was enhanced with increasing dose. It is suggested that stilbene glycoside is useful in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, and the extract of Shou Wu can inhibit the production of interleukin and nitric oxide in a concentration-dependent manner, thus exerting neuroprotective effects.

How to consume Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni

1. Take 80 grams of He Shou Wu powder, soak in boiling water for 6 hours, soak until the color is brownish red can drink, you can always add boiling water soak until the Shou Wu tea color becomes light, and then replace the new Shou Wu powder, long-term drinking can prevent hair loss. 2. shou wu powder, cooked earth powder 40 grams each, angelica powder 20 grams, soaked in a liter of rice wine, half a month to start taking, about 20 milliliters a day, drinking for many days, with hair loss effect. 3. 40 grams of Shou Wu powder and 15 grams of Poria powder, 10 grams of Atractylodes powder taken with warm water, has the effect of nourishing skin, replenishing Qi and blood, hair.