He Shou Wu, also known as Jiaoteng, Neihe, and Di Jing, is a common clinical blood tonic and, with great health and wellness value, has long been a familiar herbal medicine. According to “The Compendium of Materia Medica”, there is a story about its name! According to the story of He Shou Wu, it is said in the Compendium of Materia Medica that in the seventh year of Yuanhe of Tang Dynasty, the monk Wenxiang met an old man in Maoshan Mountain and spread the story. The story of He Shou Wu is written by Li Ao: He Shou Wu is from Nanhe County, Shunzhou. Grandfather name Nengsi, father name Yanxiu. Nengsi, whose original name was Tian’er, was born weak, fifty-eight years old, without a wife, always admired Taoism and followed his teacher in the mountains. One day, when he was lying drunk in the mountains, he suddenly saw two vines, more than three feet apart, with their seedlings and vines intertwined, which took a long time to unravel and then intertwined again. Tian’er was surprised by the difference, so he dug up the roots and returned. He asked all the people, but no one knew anything about it. Later, a mountain elder suddenly came. He showed him. He said, “Since the son has no heir, his vine is different, this is probably the medicine of God, why not take it?” So pestle and mortar for the end, empty heart wine to take a money. Seven days and think about the human way, a few months strong body, so often take, and add to two money. After years of old illnesses are cured, the hair ooze less. Within ten years, that is, the birth of several boys, was renamed Nengsi. Later, he and his son Yanxiu took it, and both lived to be a hundred and sixty years old. Yanxiu gave birth to Shouwu. After Shouwu took, also gave birth to several sons, the year hundred and thirty years old, hair is still in. There was Li Anqi, who was close to Shouwu in his hometown, stole the formula and took it, and his life was also long. So he narrated his story and passed on the cloud. In addition, there are many stories and legends about He Shou Wu: In 110 BC, Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty ascended Song Mountain for Zen meditation and found that the villagers near Lu Yan Mountain Waterfall lived long. Han Wu Di came to that well and saw that the well was surrounded by He Shou Wu, which was given the name Longevity Well, which still exists today. Since then, longevity porridge as the imperial daily tribute meal, Han Wu Di suffered until the age of 70. Origin and effects of He Shou Wu Source: The dried tuberous root of Polygonum multiflorum. Origin: Southern Shaanxi, Southern Gansu, Eastern China, etc. Taste: bitter, sweet, astringent, slightly warm; return, liver and kidney Effects 1, the role of the system after tonic essence and blood. 2, raw use to detoxify, intercept malaria, laxative and laxative. Note on use: Not suitable for those with loose stools and heavy phlegm and dampness. The use of He Shou Wu In the “Compendium of Materia Medica”, the role of He Shou Wu is detailed: He Shou Wu can “eliminate scrofula, eliminate carbuncles and swellings, treat head and face wind sores, treat five hemorrhoids, stop heartache, benefit heart energy, black hair, and pleasing color. It is also used to treat women’s postpartum and disorders of the belt. It is also used to treat women after childbirth and all diseases of the lower part of the body. It is also used to treat all diseases of the abdominal organs, cold and intestinal wind. Therefore, the clinical use of He Shou Wu is: 1, essence and blood deficiency, dizziness, early graying of the beard, waist and knee weakness, spermatorrhea, collapse of the belt. The function of the preparation of Shou Wu is good at nourishing the liver and kidneys, benefitting essence and blood, wu shou hair, treating blood deficiency and atrophy, insomnia and forgetfulness, often used with Shu Di Huang, Angelica Sinensis, sour date. It is often used together with Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Fructus Lycii and Semen Cuscutae to treat deficiency of essence and blood, waist and knee weakness, dizziness and dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, etc. 2, prolonged malaria, carbuncle, scrofula, intestinal dryness and constipation, etc. Radix et Rhizoma Polygonati has the effect of intercepting malaria, detoxifying and laxative. For scrofula, canker sores and itchy skin, it can be combined with Xia Ku Cao, Tu Bei Mu and Angelica Sinensis; for treating itchy and painful sores all over the body, it can be used in the same decoction as Fang Feng, Bitter Ginseng and Peppermint; for old and weak people with blood deficiency and intestinal dryness and constipation, it can be used as a laxative, together with Cistanches, Angelica Sinensis and Fire Ma Ren.