What are the nine kinds of fairy grass?

The Nine Immortals in China are also called "Dendrobium, Saussurea involucrata, Panax notoginseng and Polygonum multiflorum". , Poria cocos, Shan Ye Ganoderma lucidum, Haizhu, Cordyceps sinensis, Cistanche deserticola ",from Daocang in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty.

1, Dendrobium: the stem is erect, fleshy, unbranched, with 3-7 nodes, yellow-green, sometimes with purple spots, and yellowish after drying. The origin and storage methods of Dendrobium were put forward for the first time in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

2. Saussurea involucrata: Roots, stems and leaves are rich in alkaloids, flavonoids, volatile oils, lipids, residues, polysaccharides and reducing substances, and its flower buds are rich in trace elements and amino acids, which have the functions of promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, dispelling cold and removing dampness, nourishing yin and strengthening yang, and can treat all cold diseases.

3. Three-in-one ginseng: Ginseng is a valuable tonic, which has great medicinal and economic value for long-term fitness and longevity. It has a medicinal history of about 4,000 years in China.

Ginseng is divided into wild ginseng, garden ginseng and Korean ginseng. Ginseng Radix Rubri: Clean fresh ginseng, cut off tender roots, steam for 2-2.5 hours, and take out or dry in the sun to make ginseng Radix Rubri. Red ginseng is divided into two categories. Among them, reeds are long, long and have long lateral roots. The others are "ordinary red ginseng".

4, a hundred years of Shouwu: Shouwu nourishes liver and kidney, benefits essence and blood, and strengthens bones and muscles. Mild in nature, bitter, sweet and astringent in taste. Polygonum multiflorum Thunb can improve the signs of aging such as white hair, tooth loss and senile plaque, promote the improvement of human immunity, and inhibit the deposition of lipofuscin in internal organs.

Polygonum multiflorum Thunb can also dilate coronary arteries of the heart, reduce blood lipid and promote the production of red blood cells, so it can prevent coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, senile anemia, brain decline, signs of premature aging and so on. ?

5, the flower of the flower: the skin of the scorpion, the skin of the sclerotium of the scorpion, the role is edema. Poria cocos, the reddish part after peeling, has the function of infiltrating damp heat. Poria cocos, the white part after cutting Poria cocos, is also called Poria cocos. Cut into small squares, which has the effect of moistening dryness and strengthening the spleen. Poria cocos, Poria cocos center with fine pine roots, cut into square slices, has the function of calming the heart and calming the nerves.

6. Ganoderma lucidum in Shan Ye: According to the first medical monograph "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing" in China, there are six kinds of ganoderma lucidum: purple, red, blue, yellow, white and black, but most modern documents and specimens are ganoderma lucidum or multi-bacterial plants. Sweet and flat in nature.

Ganoderma lucidum mainly contains ergosterol, organic acids, glucosamine, polysaccharides, resins, fatty acids, mannitol and polysaccharides, as well as alkaloids, lactones, coumarins, water-soluble protein and various enzymes.

7. Submarine pearls: Both People's Republic of China (PRC) Pharmacopoeia and Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine show that pearls have the functions of calming nerves, improving eyesight, removing toxic substances and promoting granulation. Modern research also shows that pearls play a unique role in improving human immunity, delaying aging, removing spots and whitening, and supplementing calcium.

8. Cordyceps sinensis: It can regulate immune system function, directly resist tumor, improve cell energy, regulate heart function, regulate liver function, regulate respiratory system function, regulate renal function, regulate hematopoiesis function, regulate blood lipid, and also has the functions of directly resisting virus, regulating central nervous system function and regulating sexual function.

9. Cistanche deserticola: Cistanche deserticola has a long history of medicine. Sweet and warm, salty and moist, it has the functions of strengthening yang without dryness, warming kidney yang and tonifying kidney deficiency; The characteristics of nourishing yin but not greasy, moistening intestine and dredging abdomen in treating constipation. Because it is complementary and gentle, it is called Cistanche deserticola (sedation).

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-China Jiuxian