Polygonatum, Soloman’s Seal, Yu Zhu 玉竹Sigillum Salomonis
Yu Zhu (TCM) Ra mnye ར་མཉེ (Tibetan) Polygonatum sibiricum, Siberian Soloman's Seal, Huang Jing 黄精 |
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Narrow-leafed Soloman's Seal, Siberian Soloman's Seal
Huang Jing (TCM)
Huang Jing (TCM)
New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563
Official Soloman's Seal Narrow-leaved Soloman's Seal
Turners Herbal, 1551 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549
Turners Herbal, 1551 Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549
P. multiflorum
Dodart, Recueil des plantes gravées par ordre du roi Louis XIV, 1788
Dodart, Recueil des plantes gravées par ordre du roi Louis XIV, 1788
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P. odoratum P. verticillatum
Dietrich, Flora regni borussici, 1832-1833
Dietrich, Flora regni borussici, 1832-1833
Botanical name:
Polygonatum spp.
Broad and narrow-leaved varieties were known:
1. Broad-leaved (Regular or Official) Solomans Seal:
i. P. multiflorum
ii. P. odoratum
iii. P. officinale (syn. P. vulgare, P. unifolium) is said to be no longer (or less commonly) used.
2. Narrow-leaved Soloman's Seal:
i. P. verticillatum and others (see below).
TCM uses 2 varieties of Polygonatum:
1. Yu Zhu (Broad-leaf variety):
i. P. odoratum (syn. P. latifolium, P. majus)
ii. P. inflatum
iii. P. pratti
2. Huang Jing (Narrow-leaf variety, 'Siberian Soloman's Seal'):
i. P. sibiricum
ii. P. verticillatum
iii. P. kingianum
iv. P. cyrtonema
The former is synonymous with P. officinale. The latter is a narrow-leaved variety and is synonymous with the narrow-leaved variety recognised in Europe.
P. biflorum is the American Soloman's Seal with similar properties to the European variety.
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Temperate; 'of a mixed temper'. Cool, moist. Sweet
Classifications:
2F. PURIFYING. 2G. CLEANSING. 2O. ASTRINGENTS. 2T. GLUTINATE
3M. ARTHRITICS
4k. ARTHRITIC
Polygonatum spp.
Broad and narrow-leaved varieties were known:
1. Broad-leaved (Regular or Official) Solomans Seal:
i. P. multiflorum
ii. P. odoratum
iii. P. officinale (syn. P. vulgare, P. unifolium) is said to be no longer (or less commonly) used.
2. Narrow-leaved Soloman's Seal:
i. P. verticillatum and others (see below).
TCM uses 2 varieties of Polygonatum:
1. Yu Zhu (Broad-leaf variety):
i. P. odoratum (syn. P. latifolium, P. majus)
ii. P. inflatum
iii. P. pratti
2. Huang Jing (Narrow-leaf variety, 'Siberian Soloman's Seal'):
i. P. sibiricum
ii. P. verticillatum
iii. P. kingianum
iv. P. cyrtonema
The former is synonymous with P. officinale. The latter is a narrow-leaved variety and is synonymous with the narrow-leaved variety recognised in Europe.
P. biflorum is the American Soloman's Seal with similar properties to the European variety.
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Temperate; 'of a mixed temper'. Cool, moist. Sweet
Classifications:
2F. PURIFYING. 2G. CLEANSING. 2O. ASTRINGENTS. 2T. GLUTINATE
3M. ARTHRITICS
4k. ARTHRITIC
Uses:
OFFICIAL SOLOMAN'S SEAL (Yu Zhu):
1. Nourishes Yin, Generates Fluids:
-Cough, Bronchitis, Consumption (TCM, West)
2. Settles Wind, Moistens Sinews, Strengthens the Bones:
3. Moves the Blood, Benefits the Heart:
4. Externally:
-Gout, Arthritis, Rheumatism, Limb pain, chew the root and apply topically; or in poultices, plasters or ointments
-very beneficial applied to Dislocations and Fractures
-Bruises, Hematoma, Ecchymoses
NARROW-LEAVED SOLOMAN'S SEAL (Huang Jing)
1. Tonifies the Spleen, Benefits Qi:
-Deficiency of the Qi and Blood.
2. Nourishes Yin
-Cough, Bronchitis, Consumption (TCM, West)
Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams
Comment:
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Substitute:
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Preparation:
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Powder: 1–3 grams
Comment:
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Substitute:
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Preparation:
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Main Combinations:
1. Consumption; Female weakness (Leukorrhea or excess Menstruation); Fractures, Dislocations and chronic joint disease, and for Hernia and Wounds, combine Soloman's Seal with ... available in PRO version
2. Hernia, Ruptures:
i. Soloman's Seal with ... available in PRO version
ii. Soloman's Seal with ... available in PRO version
iii. Soloman's Seal with ... available in PRO version
3. Trauma and Wounds, Soloman's Seal with ... available in PRO version
4. As a cosmetic, Soloman's Seal ... available in PRO version
TCM:
1. Stomach Yin deficiency with dry mouth and throat, Polygonatum Yu Zhu with ... available in PRO version
2. Diabetes, Polygonatum Huang Jiang with ... available in PRO version
3. Weakness, debility, Polygonatum Huang Jing with ... available in PRO version.
TIBETAN:
1. Female weakness, Infertility, Soloman's Seal with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Infusion for Hernia
Decoction of Comfrey and Solomans Seal
Decoction for Hernia
Vulnerary Decoction
Powder for Hernia (Pharmacopoeia Extemporanea)
Cardamon 7 (Sug smel 7) (Tibetan Medicine)
Cautions:
1. Not suitable for use in cases with excess Phlegm or Damp
2. Consumption of the berries has resulted in fatalities in children. (Gessner, The Poison and Medicinal Plants of Central Europe)
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water
1. Not suitable for use in cases with excess Phlegm or Damp
2. Consumption of the berries has resulted in fatalities in children. (Gessner, The Poison and Medicinal Plants of Central Europe)
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water