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HE SHOU
WU, ye jiao teng
SHOU WU
Edited by: Joe
Hing Kwok Chu
 HE SHOU
WU
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ye jiao teng,
vine of he shou wu
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He shou wu is the root of polygonum multiflorum Thunb. It is harvested during
fall and winter after the leaves become wilted. The plant is called ye jiao teng
 , which literally means "vines that tangle at night".
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Pharmaceutical name: |
Radix
PolygoniMultifori |
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Latin botanical name: |
Polygonum multiflorum
Thunb. The variety found in
Korea: Cynanchum Welfordii, Hemsl. |
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Pron. in
Japanese: |
kashuu |
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Pron. in
Korean: |
hasuo |
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Pron. in
Cantonese: |
ho sao wu |
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Common Name: |
fleece flower root |
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Distribution: |
Henan, Hubei,
Guangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Sichuan |
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Properties
(characteristics) |
bitter and astringent with some sweetness |
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Channels (meridians) entered: |
liver, heart,and
kidney
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Actions & Indications: |
For yin deficency or
blood deficency, treatment of hyperlipemia, neurasthenia,
split personality,
premature white hair, nerve injuries,
skin wind rash, and constipation.
For relieve of heat toxicity (re du),
treatment of eczema, sores, carbuncles,
goiter, scrofula and inflammation of lymph nodes.
Secure essence (jing), treatment of
spermatorrhea, vagina discharge, vulvovaginitis.
For qi deficiency (qixu) and blood
deficency, treatment of chronic malaria.
Leaves (ye jiao teng) for external use on
boils to expel pus.
Ye jiao teng can be used in decoction for
calming effect.
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Medical
Function: |
anti aging, improving immune system, alleviating serum
cholesterol, reversing hardening of arteries, improving bowel movements,
stimulating adrenal cortex, regulate epinephrine and norepenephrine, regulate blood sugar, protecting liver function,
improving the development of red blood cells, inhibiting TB, diarrhea,
influenza. |
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Chemical ingredients: |
polygoacetophenoside, chrysophanol, emodin, rhein, emodin-6physcion,
chrysophanic acid anthrone, b-sitosterol,
2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxystibene-2O-b-D-glucoside, quercetin-3-O-galactoside,
querctin-3-O-arabinoside, 3.1% of fat, 45.2% of starch, 3.7% of lecithin. |
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Dosage: |
9 to 30 g |
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Samples of formulae: |
For split personality: he shou wu 90g, ye jiao teng 90g, hong zao
2-6 pieces.
For
premature white hair: zhi he shou wu, shu di huang 30g each,
dang gui 15g ,. Soak in 1000cc of rice wine for 10-15
days. Use 15-30 c.c.
per day.
For nerve injuries: 30
g of he shou wu boil in water, to be taken morning and
night for one month.
For malaria: he shou wu 12 g, gan cao 12
g. Make into decoction. |
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Modern Research: |
to be loaded |
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Cautions: |
Use caution
cases of spleen deficient (pixu). Not to
use in presence of phlegm or diarrhea due to
shenyangxu.
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Last update:
July 19, 2005; 8:50 a.m. RC
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