The Chinese have always had the habit of drinking tea, and there are many types of tea. Today, we introduce Polygonum multiflorum tea, which everyone should drink more, especially women. Drinking this tea can alleviate aging, remove waste in the body, protect the heart, and is also good for cardiovascular health. Women who drink Polygonum multiflorum tea can nourish Yin and can supplement manganese, zinc, and other nutrients.

Polygonum multiflorum is rich in vitamin A-like substances and mucilage. Vitamin A has the effect of making the skin soft, delicate, and smooth. In the Western Han Dynasty, the empress dowager Zhao Feiyan of Emperor Chengdi often ate Polygonum multiflorum, which made her as light as a sparrow and graceful. The ‘Shennong’s Materia Medica’ listed it as a top-grade herb, saying: ‘Mainly for中风 with heat, unable to move, strengthens the tendons and muscles. Long-term use can remove facial dark spots, improve complexion, moisturize, and maintain youthfulness’. There is also a beautiful story in the Tang Dynasty palace.

A kind-hearted palace maid was envied and cursed by others for her outstanding appearance, and she became weary and old, with rough skin like fish scales. She escaped into the deep mountains and old forests, eating the mysterious herb Polygonum multiflorum. After a long time of eating it, she became as light as a sparrow, with skin that was soft and smooth and bright as jade, white as snow, and her youthful beauty was restored. After learning about this, the emperor led his army to the east in order to obtain her. She, together with the Goguryeo nationality, fought bravely and tenaciously. After she was 60 years old, she returned to her hometown and still maintained the appearance and elegance of her when she entered the palace, youthful and beautiful, charming, and astonishing to all.

1. Polygonum multiflorum is sweet and rich in fat, soft and moist, which is a good medicine for nourishing Yin and producing Saliva. The vitamin A contained in Polygonum multiflorum can improve the condition of dry, cracked, and rough skin, making it soft and smooth. It plays a role in beauty and skin care.

2. The saponins in Polygonum multiflorum have a similar effect on the heart as that of Convallaria majalis preparation. The glycoside of Polygonum multiflorum has a strong heart function on isolated frog hearts, and the decoction of Polygonum multiflorum has a similar effect to the glycoside.

3. The saponin in Polygonum multiflorum can enhance the phagocytic function of peritoneal macrophages in burned mice, improve the level of serum hemolysin antibody, and improve the proliferative response of spleen lymphocytes to ConA.

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