China's three major "tonic" are?

China's three major tonic drugs include: Cordyceps sinensis, deer antler, ginseng.

1, Cordyceps:

Chinese medicine Cordyceps, also known as Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis, is China's traditional tonic strong medicine, there is a cure for "all the deficiency of the hundred losses," said, for the ergot fungus plants Cordyceps sinensis fungus of the cotyledons of the family and its hosts Bat Moth family insects Cordyceps sinensis bats the larval carcasses of the composite body, the taste of sweetness, warmth, and into the lungs, kidney meridian, has the lungs and kidneys, stopping bleeding and transforming ginseng. Lung and kidney meridians, has the effect of tonifying the lung and kidney, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm. Its pharmacological effects are:

(1) regulation of immune function, Cordyceps has obvious regulation of cellular immune function of the body;

(2) the role of the liver, Cordyceps has a good anti-hepatic fibrosis, can inhibit the proliferation and growth of fibroblasts and the ability to synthesize extracellular matrix;

(3) the effect on the kidneys, Cordyceps can significantly accelerate the increase in osmotic pressure, improve the renal function. The increase of osmotic pressure, improve the concentration and dilution function of renal tubules, can promote the reduction of urinary NAG enzyme content, repair of renal tubular epithelial cells;

(4) anti-tumor effect, the mechanism of Cordyceps sinensis anti-tumor is to enhance the activity of NK cells in active leukemia patients;

(5) sedative and hormonal effects.

2, deer antler:

(1) Deer antler, refers to the unossified and velvet young antlers of the stag of sika deer or horse deer. It is a valuable medicinal material. Deer antler contains phospholipids, glycolipids, gum lipids, hormones, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins and calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other components, of which amino acid components account for more than half of the total components.

(2) deer is China's traditional valuable medicinal animals, the Han Dynasty, there is a "deer body hundred treasures" said, is the symbol of the elixir. The compendium of materia medica" recorded deer antler, antler, antler gel, antler cream, deer blood, deer brain, deer tail, deer kidney, deer tendon, deer fat, venison, deer head meat, deer bone, deer teeth, deer marrow, etc. can be used in medicine, has a high medicinal value and health care efficacy, able to prevent and treat a variety of diseases. And the deer's newborn antlers - antler is regarded as "treasure of treasures".

3, ginseng:

(1) ginseng (Panax ginseng? C. A. Mey) is a perennial herb, preferring shade, leaves without stomata and fenestrated tissue, can not retain water, the temperature is higher than 32 degrees leaf will burn, depression 0.7-0.8. usually 3 years to blossom, 5-6 years to bear fruit, flowering in May-June, fruiting in June-September. It grows in mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests or deciduous broad-leaved forests dominated by red pines at elevations of several hundred meters between 33°-48° N. latitude, and is produced in northeastern China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and eastern Russia. Ginseng is also known as yellow ginseng, earth essence, god grass, king of herbs, and is one of the famous "three treasures of Northeast China".

(2) Ginseng grows in the climatic conditions where the average temperature in January is -23-5℃ and the average temperature in July is 20-26℃, and it is cold-tolerant and can withstand the low temperature of -40℃, and the suitable temperature for growth is 15-25℃. Generally grows in climatic conditions for the annual temperature of 2000-3000 ℃, frost-free period of 125-150 days, 20-44 cm of snow, annual precipitation of 500-1000 mm, ginseng like cool and humid climate. Prefer oblique and diffuse light, avoid strong light and high temperature. Soil requirements for well-drained, loose, fertile, deep humus layer of brown forest soil or mountain ash brown forest soil, soil pH 5.5-6.2 is appropriate.

Expanded Information:

1, ginseng medicinal value:

Ginseng on aging Various physiological and biochemical manifestations have a certain adjustment effect. Its main effect is to stimulate various changes in the body low, so that various physiological and biochemical processes tend to normalize. This also blocks the vicious circle caused by diseases brought about by certain changes in physiological and biochemical functions, thus also playing a role in prolonging life.

Ginseng not only shows its effect in the above aspects, but also in the hematopoietic system, ginseng increases the plasma protein of patients with hypoproteinemia and red blood cells, and also has curative effect on blood cell reduction. Ginseng also has a protective effect on the liver and enhances the detoxification function of the liver. Ginsenoside Rh2 has the effect of inhibiting cancer cell growth.

2, deer antler medicinal value:

Deer antler is a valuable medicinal material. Deer antler contains phospholipids, glycolipids, gum lipids, hormones, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins and calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other components, of which amino acid components account for more than half of the total composition. Deer antler is warm but not dry, has the ability to invigorate and improve the function of the body, the whole body is weak, after a long illness patients, have a better role in strengthening the body.

Li Shizhen in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", said antler velvet "is good at tonifying the kidney and yang, raw essence of blood, tonifying the marrow of the bone", but need to cooperate with the sea ginseng in order to play a good effect. There are more than 40 kinds of deer in the world, and there are 19 kinds of deer in our country.

3, Cordyceps Sinensis medicinal value:

Cordyceps Sinensis is China's traditional valuable medicinal dietary tonic, it is flat and sweet, with the lungs and kidneys, stopping coughing, beneficial to the loss of the essence of the function.

According to clinical research reports, Cordyceps has ten functions of nourishing lung yin, tonifying kidney and yang, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, anticancer and anti-aging effects, as a flat tonic for yin and yang products, there is no contraindication (men and women, young and old, are able to eat, it is suitable for the widest range of people's supplements, and do not need to be contraindicated, on the body of the body has a great complementary effect, replenish the essence of the lungs and kidneys, and the medicinal properties of the mild, not like ginseng will cause people to produce heat, ginseng benefits without the harm of ginseng). (Ginseng is beneficial but not harmful). It can be used for consumptive coughing up blood, impotence and spermatorrhea. For example, Dongbao Hepatite, Bailing Capsule, Jinshuibao.

In addition, after the disease, the body is weak and not recovered, sweating and cold, etc., you can use Cordyceps sinensis with duck, chicken, pork, etc. stewed service, there is the effect of supplementing the weak and supporting the weak. Modern research shows that Cordyceps has a calming effect. This product is mostly used in pills and bulk, each dosage of 5 grams - 10 grams.

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