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Polygonum Multiflorum Root (He Shou Wu)

Polygonum Multiflorum Root (He Shou Wu)

Polygonum Multiflorum Root (He Shou Wu)

SKU KS127-8
Brand Kan Singles
Unit Size 8 oz.
Taste Bitter, sweet - Bensky
Properties Astringent, slightly warm - Bensky
Contraindications Contraindicated in those with loose stools or significant dampness or phlegm. - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology Premature greying, weakness of the lower back and knees, spermatorrhea, uterine bleeding, or vaginal discharge due to Liver and Kidney deficiency - Bensky
Actions Nourishes the blood and yin, preserves the essence. - Bensky
Pattern Yin or blood deficiency - Bensky
Channels Entered Liver, Kidney - Bensky
Chinese name He Shou Wu
English name Flowery Knotweed Root; Polygonum multiflorum
 
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Description

Excerpted from Bensky;  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica

  • Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the blood, and augments the essence:  for patterns of yin or blood deficiency with such signs as dizziness, blurred vision, premature greying of the hair, weakness in the lower back and knees, soreness in the extremities, nocturnal emissions, and insomnia.   This is a commonly used herb, as it both tonifies and preserves, and is neither cold, drying, nor too cloying.*
  • Expels wind from the skin by nourishing the blood:  for wind rash due to blood deficiency.*
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Polygonum Multiflorum Root - He Shou Wu
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