POLYGONI MULTIFLORUM, Radix 何首乌 (Chinese: He Shou Wu)

Size: 10 gm

Polygoni multiflorum (common name: Fleeceflower root) is used for nourishing the power that makes birth, development, and maturation graceful. It tonifies the Essence (Jing) and is used for such symptoms as early graying of hair, sore back and knees, dizzinesss, and fading vision. It is bitter, sweet, and warm, and enters the Liver and Kidney meridians.

Packets can be taken singley or combined with other herbs to make a formula. Use one packet to four cups water. Drink 1-3 cups per day. Please consult Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Item code #46196) for more information on the uses of individual herbs. We have many other books that give recipes for formulas that you can make with the Sanjiu herbs.