What should not be eaten with He Shou Wu?

What can’t be eaten with processed Shouwu? Prepared Shouwu is a common Chinese herbal medicine in our daily life. We all know that eating prepared Shouwu has many benefits, but there are also some taboos when eating prepared Shouwu, such as what prepared Shouwu can not be eaten with. Let’s take a look at it below!

What can't be eaten with processed Shouwu

There are certain taboos in taking processed Shouwu: people who usually have loose stools should not eat it. Polygonum multiflorum should not be cooked with copper utensils. According to the experience of our ancestors, it is forbidden to take Shouwu together with pork, beef, radish, onion and garlic.

Side effects of Shouwu

Shouwu can be taken with other medicines. Although it can be taken for a long time, we need to pay attention to it.

Raw Red Shouwu is harmful. Although it can be used as a medicinal material, it cannot be taken for a long time. Long-term use or excessive use of Polygonum multiflorum may harm the physical and mental health of the liver, especially raw Polygonum multiflorum has certain toxic side effects.

It is best to consume Polygonum multiflorum that has gone through reliable procedures and is produced by a manufacturer to avoid harming the body.

All medicines are poisonous. Patients with a history of liver disease should be careful when taking Shouwu: Although Shouwu has relatively few side effects, a small number of people may be poisoned. The common side effects include diluted stool, frequent bowel movements, and a very small number of patients will have abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and in severe cases, rash. However, these side effects are not too serious and can be recovered by medicine or nursing.

It is not suitable for patients with loose stools and wet phlegm.

The main effects of Chinese herbal medicine Shouwu

1. Nourishes the kidneys

Shouwu has a sweet and astringent taste and is warm in nature. It has the functions of nourishing the kidneys, strengthening tendons and bones, replenishing essence, replenishing qi and blood, replenishing yin, and astringing semen. Therefore, it can be used to treat various symptoms of kidney qi deficiency. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "The kidney is responsible for storage, and the liver is responsible for release. This medicine has a warm and bitter taste. Bitterness can nourish the kidney and strengthen yang, warm and clear liver fire, and can astringe sexual essence. Therefore, it can nourish qi, blood, and liver, consolidate essence and benefit the kidney, strengthen bones and tendons, and blacken hair. It is a panacea for nourishing health." It is mainly used to treat the following symptoms.

2. Weakness in waist and knees

This disease is a specific manifestation of kidney deficiency. Insufficient kidney essence will cause weak waist, soreness and back pain. The liver and kidney have the same origin. Insufficient kidney qi will lead to liver and kidney yin deficiency, and the tendons will not be nourished, resulting in weak knees, cold hands and feet, fear of cold, preference for warmth, tinnitus, clear and frequent urination, loose stools, hair loss, erectile dysfunction, pale tongue, and a thin and deep pulse. It can be combined with Ligustrum lucidum, Eclipta prostrata, Rehmannia glutinosa, Herba Siegesbeckiae, Eucommia ulmoides, etc.

3. Dizziness due to kidney deficiency

The kidneys store essence and produce marrow and are the foundation of our innate constitution. Congenital underdevelopment or kidney deficiency in the elderly, or excessive sexual intercourse can all lead to kidney deficiency. The brain is the ship of marrow. If the kidney qi is depleted, the marrow sea is insufficient, which causes dizziness. Shouwu has the function of nourishing the kidney and improving the essence, so it can be used to strengthen the kidney essence, strengthen the tendons and bones, nourish the qi and yin marrow, astringe the essence and treat diarrhea. It can be combined with coix seed, zhongxiong, chuanxiong, wolfberry, dodder seed, psoralea corylifolia, etc.

4. Clear and thin

This product is used to treat kidney deficiency and clearness syndrome. The main symptoms are thin secretions like water, large amount, no odor, cold lower abdomen and limbs, sore and weak legs, dizziness, clear and long urination, pale tongue, greasy white tongue coating, and deep and fine pulse. The cause of this disease is spleen and kidney deficiency, weakening of the belt vessel's binding function, malnutrition of the conception vessel, and decline of yin essence. Use Polygonum multiflorum to nourish kidney qi, benefit the kidneys and stop leukorrhea.

5. Relieve liver heat

Shouwu has a slightly bitter taste and enters the liver meridian, and has the effect of relieving liver heat and clearing liver heat. Therefore, it is used to treat symptoms caused by internal movement of liver wind.

6. Stroke

Due to old age and physical weakness, or deficiency of qi and blood after illness, resulting in insufficient essence and blood, deficiency of kidney qi, hyperactivity of liver yang, and too much worry, drinking and fasting, leading to deficiency of yin below and hyperactivity of yang above, blood and qi rushing upward, causing stroke. The main manifestations are sudden fainting, coma, or strabismus of the mouth and eyes, poor speech, hemiplegia due to stroke and other symptoms. Shouwu has a slightly bitter taste and enters the liver meridian. It has the function of relieving liver heat. Therefore, it can be used to replenish the deficient yin, suppress the hyperactivity of liver yang, and treat stroke. It can be paired with Poria cocos, hawthorn berry, Prunella vulgaris, Semen Cassiae, Uncaria rhynchophylla, etc.

7. Headache

Due to emotional distress and anger, the liver is damaged, liver fire rises, or the liver yin is insufficient and the liver yang is hyperactive, which disturbs the clear orifices and causes dizziness and headache, which is partial to both sides, irritability and anger, tinnitus, red tongue with little coating, and deep pulse. Shouwu has the function of relieving liver fire, so it is reasonable to use it for this disease. It can be used in combination with red peony root, yellow chrysanthemum, clematis, semen cassiae, and Uncaria rhynchophylla.

8. Epilepsy

The liver is the organ of wind and wood, and is active and ascending. If plans cannot be pursued, anger cannot be vented, liver fire is hyperactive, or kidney yang is insufficient, water cannot contain wood, liver yang is disturbed, and liver wind moves internally, this disease may occur. The main symptoms are sudden collapse, unconsciousness, drooling from the mouth, eyes looking up, convulsions of limbs, etc. He Shou can be used to relieve liver fire, soothe liver wind, and nourish the insufficient kidney yang to stop epilepsy. It can be combined with Gastrodia elata, Uncaria rhynchophylla, and Paeonia lactiflora.