Can Chinese medicine delay human aging?

What women fear most is that as they age, they become more and more aged, so many women will try every possible way to slow down this aging process. Some of them believe that traditional Chinese medicine can delay women’s aging. So, can traditional Chinese medicine really be used to help women age? Let’s follow the editor to learn more about these issues!

Strengthen the spleen and replenish qi to resist aging and prolong life

The spleen is the source of the production of Qi and blood. If the spleen (Zhongqi) is sufficient, life activities will be vigorous, the body will be strong, and it will not be easy to get sick or age. Nourishing the spleen and replenishing Qi is an important method to fight aging and prolong life. Modern pharmacological research has shown that spleen-strengthening and anti-aging drugs such as ginseng, astragalus, ganoderma lucidum, jujube, poria, and coix seed can increase the T cell ratio, increase white blood cells and other immune functions, improve brain dysfunction and autoimmune diseases caused by reduced immune function in the elderly, reduce the occurrence of diseases and delay aging.

1.1 Ginseng: "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Ginseng nourishes the five internal organs, calms the spirit, calms the soul, stops panic, removes evil spirits, brightens the eyes, makes you happy, and improves intelligence. Long-term use can make you lighter and prolong your life." Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that ginseng can enhance learning and memory ability, strengthen the excitement process of the cerebral cortex, adjust cerebral cortex dysfunction, reduce the deposition of lipofuscin in brain tissue, improve brain function, and have certain improvements on the intelligence, memory and slow reaction of the elderly; it can also increase the utilization rate of cerebral blood oxygen, so that people's instantaneous memory breadth is improved; it can stimulate the pituitary gland to increase the secretion of adrenal cortex hormones, promote antibody formation, and enhance the body's immune function; it can enhance myocardial contractility, slow down heart rate, and regulate heart function; it can promote the function of gonads, nourish the kidney and strengthen sperm; the ginsenosides in ginseng can inhibit lipid peroxidation, scavenge free radicals, reduce the accumulation of age-promoting pigments and lipofuscin, and delay the decrease in cell wall cohesion, thus showing an overall anti-aging effect.

1.2 Astragalus: It can improve the immune function of the elderly, promote the production of interferon, and prolong life.

1.3 Ganoderma lucidum: It can promote the production of red blood cells in the body; it can regulate the metabolism of nucleic acid and protein; it also has anti-aging effects such as clearing plasma hydroxyl free radicals.

1.4 Jujube: Jujube contains adenylate cyclase-like active substances, which are beneficial in delaying aging.

In life, there are many Chinese medicines that can indeed delay aging. With the development of science and people's attention to and application of natural Chinese medicine, it will play an increasingly important role in human health, longevity, health and anti-aging. The above article is some Chinese medicines about anti-aging compiled by the editor. I hope it will be helpful to you.