Is Tianshan Snow Lotus really that amazing?

With the opening of the Tibetan railroad, the Potala Palace has attracted more and more tourists from the mainland, and Mongolian and Tibetan medicines have also attracted the eyes of mainland tourists with their miraculous healing effects, and with that those so-called miracle medicines have also been brought home by them, but they are after all medicines that cannot be taken casually, and Tianshan snow lotus is one of them. Tianshan snow lotus name snow lotus, because the production in the Tianshan Mountain is more famous, so the name Tianshan snow lotus. Snow lotus is the only large herb that can grow above the snow line of 3000 meters. The average plant height is 15-50 cm, when young, the whole plant has a special pleasant aromatic smell, like to grow in the glacier rock crevices, cliffs and steep walls. Snowdrops take 6-8 years from seed germination to moss production and flowering, with the last year flowering between June and August. Because of this special growth habits and harsh growth environment makes it natural and rare, and create its unique magical pharmacological effects. It is regarded by the world as the “king of all herbs”, the best medicine. The medicinal rationality of snow lotus has been recorded in the literature for generations: Jin “Mu Tian Zi” records that the Jade Emperor asked the Queen Mother of the West for immortality medicine, and the Queen Mother took the snow lotus from Tianshan and gave it to him; “Compendium of Materia Medica”, “Chu Shu”, “Historical Records”, “Shan Hai Jing” have recorded the function of snow lotus: born in the sublime mountains, its function is to remove the cold and strengthen the Yang, strengthen the tendons and relieve the collaterals, cure the weakness of the waist and knees, and is the best product to prolong life. Throughout the ages, snow lotus has been a coveted tonic. In martial arts novels, Tianshan snow lotus is given divine effects, not only to raise the dead, but also to enhance the power. According to the pharmacopoeia, Tianshan snow lotus is as hot and detoxifying as any other herb, and is used to treat lung diseases, amenorrhea, lumbago and arthritis, and is also said to have an aphrodisiac effect. But the drug is hot, eaten will be sweating profusely, from the martial arts small f in the martial arts practitioners by taking Tianshan snow lotus to force out the toxins in the body. There are many types of snow lotus, such as jellyfish snow lotus, hairy snow lotus, sheep’s head snow lotus, Tibetan snow lotus and so on. Modern chemical composition analysis shows that snow lotus whole herb contains alkaloids, flavonoids, simple alcohol and many kinds of amino acids, and snow lotus internal acid, etc. Its main effects on human body include dispersing cold and removing dampness, relieving pain, activating blood circulation, warming the uterus and dispersing paralysis, strengthening tendons and helping yang, promoting uterine contraction, and having certain effects in treating rheumatic pain, cardiovascular diseases, delaying aging, inhibiting tumors, anti-inflammatory and analgesic. However, some Tianshan snowdrops are not suitable for use in the treatment of rheumatism, cardiovascular diseases, aging, tumor suppression, anti-inflammation and analgesia. As Tianshan Xuelian will promote the contraction of the subm, pregnant women are prohibited, otherwise there is a risk of miscarriage. In addition, liver disease patients who take herbs from unknown sources, often resulting in the deterioration of the consequences of the clinical seen repeatedly, we must not learn from Shennong taste hundred herbs, take life joke. In clinical practice, Chinese medicine rarely prescribes Tianshan Xuelian for patients, and we should not take it as a miracle medicine for all diseases, especially for those with liver and kidney diseases.