What are the main functions of Polygonum cuspidatum as a Chinese herbal medicine?

Polygonum cuspidatum, you may be a little strange or even unheard of. Polygonum cuspidatum is a traditional Chinese medicine, and its efficacy may be even more unknown to everyone, but its efficacy is really widely used and used in many ways. Polygonum cuspidatum contains a lot of ingredients and has great medicinal value. Having said that, everyone must be curious about what effect Polygonum cuspidatum has. Let me tell you what effect Polygonum cuspidatum has.

1. Hypoglycemic effect

Polygonum cuspidatum has hypoglycemic effect, which plays a great role in medical research and experiment. Intravenous injection of oxalic acid extracted from Polygonum cuspidatum can cause hypoglycemia shock. Polygonum cuspidatum can reduce the incidence and mortality of experimental animal diabetes.

2. Hypolipidemic effect

Polygonum cuspidatum contains resveratrol, which has hypolipidemic effect. Oral administration of resveratrol glucoside 2mg/kg to normal rats for 7 days can significantly reduce serum cholesterol.

3, hemostasis

Polygonum cuspidatum also has the most practical effect, which is to stop bleeding from wounds. Polygonum cuspidatum decoction has obvious hemostatic effect on traumatic bleeding, and oral administration also has hemostatic effect on upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

the above three points are only part of the functions of Polygonum cuspidatum, and its functions and practical directions are very wide, such as Polygonum cuspidatum extract has antipyretic and analgesic effects, Polygonum cuspidatum decoction has astringent, anti-infection and anti-inflammatory effects on scalded wounds. Of course, if you may not be familiar with Polygonum cuspidatum, you must not take it easily. You must use it on the advice of a doctor to prevent accidents. Pay special attention, pregnant women must not take Polygonum cuspidatum. I hope my introduction will give you some understanding of Polygonum cuspidatum.