The effect of using jujube seeds and Polygonum multiflorum together

Many people are not particularly familiar with Chinese jujube seeds and Polygonum multiflorum. These are two common medicinal materials. At the same time, they can also play a very good therapeutic effect together. Soaking Chinese jujube seeds and Polygonum multiflorum in water together can have a very good sedative and hypnotic effect. For people who often suffer from insomnia, this method can be used for treatment. At the same time, it also has a certain effect of lowering blood lipids and has a good effect of calming the mind and soothing the nerves.

1. Sedative and hypnotic effects

Oral administration of the decoction of Polygonum multiflorum has a significant sedative and hypnotic effect on mice, and has a synergistic effect with subthreshold doses of sodium pentobarbital. The sleep polygraph of rats showed that the total sleep time was prolonged, mainly the slow-wave sleep phase was prolonged and the paradoxical sleep phase was shortened.

2. Lipid-lowering effect

The alcohol extract of Polygonum multiflorum can significantly reduce the serum TC and TG levels of hyperlipidemia rats, and reduce the TC content of hyperlipidemia quails, significantly increase the HDL-C/TC ratio, and make the aorta smooth without plaque formation. This shows that Glehnia littoralis has certain effects in lowering blood lipids, resisting AS and preventing fatty liver.

Application

This product is sweet in taste and can nourish the heart and soothe the mind, and is good at curing insomnia and dreaminess. For those who suffer from insomnia due to blood deficiency, it can be used with Chinese jujube seed, cypress seed, etc. to nourish blood and calm the mind, such as Jiaoteng Decoction in "Clinical Application of Chinese Medicine"; if they cannot sleep all night and the condition gets better or worse every other day, it can also be used with calming herbs such as white peony root, mother of pearl, dragon tooth, such as Jia Yi Guizang Decoction in "Yi Chun Sheng Yi".

This product can dispel wind and dredge meridians. Its vines can stretch out, dispel rheumatism and dredge meridians, so it is often used for symptoms such as body pain, numbness, rheumatic arthralgia, etc. For those who suffer from limb pain or numbness due to blood deficiency, it can be used in combination with Millettia reticulata, Angelica sinensis, Salvia miltiorrhiza, etc. to nourish blood, dredge meridians and relieve pain. For any rheumatic pain, difficulty in flexing and extending joints, if it is caused by heat, it can be used together with honeysuckle vine, clematis vine, mulberry branch, etc. to clear away heat, unblock meridians and relieve pain; if it is caused by cold, it can be used together with cassia twig, acanthopanax bark, clematis root, etc. to dispel cold, remove dampness and relieve pain. In addition, this product can dispel wind and relieve itching, so it can be used to treat wind sores, scabies and tinea, or used alone for bathing, or used in combination with Saposhnikovia divaricata, Sophora flavescens, Kochia scoparia, etc. to enhance the ability to dispel wind and relieve itching.