Solomonseal Rhizome from China,the south Ksitigarbha Huang Jing,the north Changbai Ginseng,Legend,history and folk remedy uses.

Contents

• Botanical Info of Rhizoma Polygonati.
• Polygonatum Plant Description and Growth Habit.
• Identifications and Origins of Solomonseal Root.
• Solomonseal Root Constituents and Phytochemicals.
• Characters and Effects,Main Functions of Solomonseal Root.
• Solomonseal Root Pharmacological Effects and Clinical Applications.
• Legend and History:Solomonseal Root.
• Solomonseal Root Combinations and folk remedies.
• Summary:Solomonseal Root.
• Research Update:Rhizoma Polygonati or Solomonseal Root.

Legend and History:Solomonseal Root.:

Origin from Ming Yi Bie Lu,color yellow brown,got jing from indigenous kun people,thus named Huang Jing.Some classical ancient chinese books noted this herb as below:

Ben Cao Gang Mu: 'Polygonatum serve food to medicine, listed on top of grass part, immortals consider it as elixir grass species,its essence of the kun soil, so name it Huang Jing.' Ben Cao Gang Mu:'Huang Jing got the essence of heaven and earth,thus name Wu Ji Zhi,thus long time. Lu Zhu,Tu Zhu,for the deer seem born of rabbit food also.'and Ben Cao Meng Quan:'similar as young ginger root,common name wild ginger, steamed 9 drying 9, to be substitute of the grain.'

Ben Cao Gang Mu,Ben Cao Meng Quan,etc.

Legend:Huang Jing and Hua Tuo

 In Ancient time late of East-Han dynasty,one day,Hua Tuo go into mountains to dig herbs,saw two strong man is catching up with a 18-year-old girl. The girl's legs are very flexible,the blink of an eye no shadow; behind the two man already breathlessness,could not caught up with the girl. Hua Tuo interested in this and asked the two man:

 "Whom you two are following?"

 2 man said: "She was a Yatou of our lord. Years ago because she do not comply owners, being locked up in a grass house. Later, she ran out, but no one know where she hide herself. Until few days before, people saw her in the mountains, the owner sent us to arrest her. Yatou looks changed Yunger, Running too fast, we can not catch up her! "

 Hua Tuo thought in min: a slim weak girl lead a life in the remote mountains in three years, instead of starving to death, but became so strong, I am afraid, is the panacea for what to eat! I should find her and ask for the answer.

 Since then, Hua Tuo enter into mountains everywhere to look for the girl carefully. However, the girl run once seen Hua Tuo. Hua observed for many days, and finally found that girl frequently to mountain north top. He had prepared a number of cannibalism there. The next day, cannibalism disappeared.Hua Tuo guess: that girl might take it. He thus put some cannibalism in the original place, and then hide behind the mountain rocks, quietly keep waiting. A little while later, the girl really emerged. She saw no one near, starting with the Food and ate. Hua Tuo take advantage of the girl's beware, shot forward,and seize her. The girl hurried to struggle, kicked and bitten,with long fingernails.

 Hua Tuo got several injuries, but still hold up the girl with hands,repeatedly to the girl and explained: "Good damsel, you no fear. I am a physician, will not harm you. So I have something to ask you ah!"

 The girl take a careful look at him, before her an old man with kind kind eyes and good heart maybe, no longer struggle.

 Hua Tuo added: "I know you escaped from a rich home, if caught back no way to survive! You can be in the barren hills and forest with wild things suffering years and also no way out. I am almost half hundred years old, you see, be daughter OK? "

 The girl thought for a little while, kneeling on the ground and shouting to Hua Tuo: "Dad."

 Hua to the girl at home when the same approach daughter. Several days later, he asked the girl:

 "What do you eat in the mountains?"

 "Eat all i can got."

 "What are the special things?"

 "Yeah~"

 "What?"

 "Yellow Chickens."

 "~Oh?"

 "It is not a chicken with wings!"

 "Oh~,What?"

 "Is a kind of wild grass roots, looks like chicken."

 "Show it to me ok?."

 "Its ok."

 The girl showed Hua Tuo in the mountain, she pointed to a weed with green-white flowers, and said: "This is it."

 Hua Tuo immediately dug up this grassroots. Saw that the grass-roots color yellow, big size, the top spot still scales,really as small yellow chicken.

 Hua Tuo dig out the yellow chickens and took it back,tried to give it to patient and it was found to be good medicine for tonifying body and nurish Qi,good for lung and accumulate essence..

 Later, people think about "Yellow Chicken" sounded not like the name of a herb, so change its name as "Huang Jing" which means Yellow Essence.

Legend:Huang Jing and Hua Tuo

Reference:

• 1.Solomonseal Rhizome from China,the south Ksitigarbha Huang Jing,the north Changbai Ginseng,Legend,history and folk remedy uses.

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♣ last edit date:27th,Oct.2010.