Polygonatum sibiricum is a common traditional Chinese medicine with homology of medicine and food, and its base is a perennial herb of Polygonatum in Liliaceae. First published in "A Record of Famous Doctors". Nourishing yin and moistening lung, invigorating spleen and qi, tonifying kidney and replenishing essence are the products for tonifying both qi and yin, and are mainly used for treating lung yin deficiency and dry cough without phlegm; Spleen and stomach weakness, eating less and being foolish, fatigue and fatigue; Or kidney deficiency and essence deficiency, backache and weakness, dizziness, tinnitus and thirst. In recent years, Chinese medicine is often used to treat diabetes.
Look at the efficacy of Polygonatum from folklore
Polygonatum has been listed as the top grade in herbal medicines of past dynasties, and the records of its efficacy all mentioned Polygonatum as "an essential medicine for taking food". "Taking food" is a way of practicing in ancient Taoism, which is mainly a way to achieve immortality and prolong life by taking Dan medicine. There is another legend about Polygonatum sibiricum.
according to Xu Xuan's Ji Shen Lu in Song Dynasty, there was a rich man in Linchuan, Jiangxi Province, who was cruel by nature and often abused his family. A maid in the family fled into the mountains in anger because she couldn't bear it. After a while, I ate all the dry food I brought, and sat by the stream in a daze. Suddenly, she found the weeds beside the water were bright, plump and lovely, so she picked them, washed them and ate them. After eating, the hunger and thirst disappeared, and I was refreshed and as light as a swallow. When I was resting under a big tree at night, I heard a noise in the grass, thinking that wild animals were going to hurt her life. I got up and jumped into the tree at once, and jumped down at dawn, and I was free to go up and down. A few years later, she was caught by someone else's design and asked carefully, only to know that she had been eating Polygonatum for food before she practiced so well.
Eating Polygonatum sibiricum for a long time can make people feel as light as a swallow. It is only a myth and legend, but at least we can get the following information from it: First, Polygonatum sibiricum can replace grain, so it is also known as "preserved rice" and "immortal surplus grain". Second, after eating, it can make people live longer, and the body is strong and not sick, so it is also called "longevity grass". "Rihuazi Materia Medica" summarizes the efficacy of Polygonatum sibiricum as "reinforcing five strains and seven injuries, helping bones and muscles, stopping hunger, resisting cold and summer heat, benefiting spleen and stomach, moistening heart and lungs, and preserving the face after eating", which has practical basis.
how does Polygonatum sibiricum treat "thirst quenching"?
Polygonatum sibiricum is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and has the effects of invigorating spleen and moistening lung, benefiting qi and nourishing yin. Traditional Chinese medicine is often used to treat symptoms such as lung dryness due to yin deficiency, chronic cough, premature senility due to kidney deficiency, thirst quenching due to internal heat and weakness of spleen and stomach. In Compendium of Materia Medica, Li Shizhen emphasized its function of "supplementing deficiency, filling essence, smoothing qi and blood and moistening".
Chinese medicine believes that sweet taste can tonify, harmonize and prioritize. Most tonic drugs for treating various deficiency syndromes are sweet. The cold and heat properties of mild drugs are not obvious, and their effects are mild, so they are very suitable for people of all ages.
Diabetes belongs to the category of "quenching thirst" in traditional Chinese medicine, and its basic pathogenesis is dryness-heat due to yin deficiency, deficiency in essence but excess in substance, yin deficiency as the standard and dryness-heat as the basis. Generally speaking, most patients with diabetes have some symptoms, such as thirst, hunger, frequent urination, emaciation and fatigue, which is called "three more and one less", and the effect of Polygonatum sibiricum is just aimed at its pathogenesis for treatment. "Supplementing deficiency" aims at the deficiency of diabetes, and "fills the essence, flattens and nourishes qi and blood", which shows that Polygonatum sibiricum not only nourishes the deficiency of yin fluid, but also supplements the deficiency of qi and blood, nourishing yin and moistening dryness to clear heat, which can be described as both the symptoms and the root causes.
It is recorded in the Classic of Immortal Zhi Cao: "Broadening the middle energizes the qi, harmonizes the five internal organs, and fills the muscles. The bone marrow is strong, its strength is multiplied, it is not old for many years, its color is bright, it is whiter and darker, and its teeth are reborn. It is aimed at all aspects of "three more and one less". According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, Polygonatum sibiricum has theoretical and practical basis for treating diabetes.
Advantages of Polygonatum sibiricum in treating diabetes
Modern research shows that Polygonatum sibiricum mainly consists of mucilage, polysaccharides, quinones, nicotinic acid, fat, protein, amino acids (aspartic acid, serine) and digitalis glycoside. Pharmacological studies have proved that Polygonatum sibiricum has the functions of improving immunity, lowering blood sugar and blood fat, resisting bacteria, viruses and tumors. It can also increase coronary blood flow, reduce blood lipid, delay atherosclerosis, enhance immune function and resist pathogenic microorganisms.
Studies show that Polygonatum sibiricum can enhance the vitality of human lymphocytes and increase immune function. According to statistics, the incidence of hypertension, coronary heart disease and diabetes in people who often eat yellow essence is significantly lower than that in people who eat ordinary food; Polygonatum also has a good anti-tuberculosis effect, so it is an excellent anti-tuberculosis product; Because it can improve the nutritional status of human body, improve the immune level and vascular toughness, tonify the middle energizer and qi, strengthen the bones and muscles, moisten the heart and lungs, promote lymphocyte transformation, and has a good anti-aging effect. In recent years, it has been found that Huangjing has the functions of treating leukopenia, aplastic anemia, drug-induced deafness and tinea pedis.
At present, the research on Polygonatum sibiricum is not deep, and its hypoglycemic effect and mechanism are still in the exploration stage. However, one thing is certain: Polygonatum sibiricum has broad development and application prospects in treating diabetes, and because it is a food with homology of medicine and food, it is safe and has no toxic and side effects, which provides convenient conditions for the popularization and application of Polygonatum sibiricum. Thousands of years of clinical medication experience has laid a solid foundation for Polygonatum sibiricum, and modern scientific research methods have created conditions for its in-depth excavation. It is expected that with the deepening of research, Polygonatum sibiricum will become one of the effective drugs for preventing and treating diabetes.
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