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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)
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New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563

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      Official Soloman's Seal                                     Narrow-leaved Soloman's Seal
                Turners Herbal, 1551                                Dioscorides Materia Medica, Ruellio, 1549

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P. multiflorum
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

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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

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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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
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3. Trauma and Wounds, Soloman's Seal with ... available in PRO version
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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

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