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     He Shou Wu "Mr. He's Black Hair" 
 
The Amazing Health Benefits of Polygonum Multiflorum!

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He Shou Wu Root (Or "Foti" as some call it) is a powerful Kidney and Liver Tonic. Its very action of restoring gray hair back to color is testimony to this.   
 There are hundreds of thousands of people that have seen their gray hair return to color from using He Shou Wu. However there are a whole host of  more important health benefits surrounding this incredible tonic herb. Weak painful knees are another sign of kidney deficiency as is lower back pain and low sexual energy. He Shou Wu is quite often the answer!


Our He Shou Wu is from 6-10 year old plants and prepared traditionally in China by slicing the root shortly after harvesting and then cooking it in black bean soup (in a proportion of 10 parts He Shou Wu to 1 part black beans) until the soup is exhausted. The "prepared" roots are then dried. This is what makes He Shou Wu a tonic worthy of taking for the rest of one's life. This process has been done in this way for around 1,500 years. If the herb is not prepared in this way it will not have the same tonic energy. However raw He Shou Wu is often used to stop acne and can have a strong laxative effect.

If there was ever a single tonic herb to protect and correct as many health concerns as one had my vote would be very close between He Shou Wu and another Superior Tonic Herb called
Jiao Gu Lan However here are just a few reasons I would vote for He Shou Wu:

He Shou Wu is a tonic for the endocrine glands, it improves health, stamina and resistance to disease. It is used to reduce cholesterol because of its lecithin. It is used for angina pectoris, bloody stools, hypoglycemia, diabetes, night sweating, schizophrenia, chronic bronchitis, epilepsy, head injuries, impotence, malaria, sores, cuts, and ringworm. It promotes red blood cells, helps rid intestinal parasites, and is good for resistance to cold.

Studies show that ho-shou-wu extract improves the cardiovascular system, enhances immune functions, slows the degeneration of glands, increases antioxidant activity, and reduces the accumulation of lipid peroxidation. Such findings suggest that ho-shou-wu is helpful in combating some of the processes that lead to conditions characteristic of old age, thereby also reducing the risk of fatal diseases (e.g., cancer) and incidents (e.g., heart attack, stroke). He Shou Wu was shown to have effects on the antioxidant system superoxide dismutase (SOD), accumulation of lipid peroxidase, and enhancement of cell-mediated immune responses, Other antiaging substances studied extensively include Ginseng, Astragalus, Epimedium, Cordyceps, Ganoderma, Siberian Ginseng, and Polygonatum (Huang Jing).

Studies have also demonstrated that various laboratory animals fed He Shou Wu in their diets lived longer than control animals:

Study 1:
A decoction with He Shou Wu as the main ingredient prolonged the lifespan of fruit flies. At 0.1% strength, the decoction could prolong the lifespan by 5.83%. At 0.5% strength, it could prolong the lifespan by 12.03%.

Study 2: He Shou Wu has been shown to slow down the aging of vital organs in aged animals, especially the reproductive organs, the ovary, the uterus and the testicle. The same formula also demonstrated significant results in open human clinical studies.

Study 3: In an attempt to prove Shou Wu`s legendary reputation as being able to reverse grey hair to black, Shou Wu liquor (dilute alcohol extract) was given to 36 people with gray hair. 24 completely recovered their dark hair and 8 more showed improvement. The total effective rate was of 88.9%.


Also, traditionally this herb is said to increase essence and blood. This combination of attributes indicates that it would increase fertility in a woman and sperm in a man since essence and blood are the two necessary qualities required to bare a child. Both men and women attempting to have children should take He Shou Wu.

Plant Cures He Shou Wu is avialable in our famous liquid extract and now also in 1/2 pound containers of Slik Fine ground and sifted powder! This is the way Mr. He, himself took it. This fine powder was once only achived by sifting slowly through silk cloth but is now done through a special machine process.

I have been taking the tincture at night and the powder for my morning dose - A rounded teaspoon of powder shaken into V8 juice or sometimes even organic chocolate milk! This can be shaken into just about any liquid but must be shaken in a small jar or something and not stirred as it will not desolve.  Mr. He mixed his with wine. See "The History Of He Shou Wu" below.

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For all you science buffs out there:

 

 To date they have found He Shou Wu contains leucoanthrocyanides (LAC) which are anti-inflammatory, Chrysophanol, Emodin, Rhapontin, Phenolic Glucosides, Nitrogen, Minerals, Starch (up to 50%), Unsaturated Fat, Lecithin, and Oxymethylanthroquinone. (Keep in mind these are only the ones the can identify –There may be hundreds more)  

 

Because of Polygonum multiflorum’s reputation and an anti-aging, longevity herb, various studies have been conducted to determine the nature of this activity. Studies have demonstrated that laboratory various animals fed Polygonum multiflorum in their diets lived longer than control animals.

Research has demonstrated that Polygonum multiflorum can very significantly increase superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. SOD is a powerful natural antioxidant and free radical scavenger that has been demonstrated to have powerful anti-aging benefits in humans. Polygonum multiflorum also inhibits b -monoamine oxidase (b -MAO). Both of these factors contribute to the anti-aging effects of this herb.

Polygonum multiflorum has been demonstrated to help strengthen the membranes of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and to promote the growth and development of erythrocytes. Polygonum multiflorum has been found to induce the production in human beings of g-interferon.

Polygonum multiflorum is being used clinically in China for patients suffering from Schizophrenia. It is generally combined with Shen stabilizing herbs such as Ziziphus and Polygonum stem. Reportedly, results have been good.

The tuberous root, the part of the plant used herbally under the name Polygonum multiflorum, contains lecithin and anthraquinones, free or conjugated. The tuberous root also contains more than 1.2% of a substance known as 2,3,5,4-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-0-b-D-glucoside, which is considered to be the principle active constituent.

 Herbalists note:
These are only the constiuients that they have recognized! God only knows the possible thousands of others!

He Shou Wu  is good to strengthen the muscles and tendons. It is also very beneficial for the nerves. It is used for backaches, knee joint pain, traumatic bruises, and neurasthenia. It has been used to lower blood pressure. Many people say it helps them to fall asleep at night also. The list goes on and on!  
                  
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The History Of He Shou Wu:

The Buddhist priest Wen Xiang was devoted to the art of nourishing life (this refers to the Taoist immortality practices). On the 18th day of the 3rd month in the 7th year of the governmental period Yun He (thus, in 812 A.D.), he was on Maoshan early in the morning, and there, in the vicinity of Huayang cave, he met an old man who said to him: "You have the appearance of an immortal. I will reveal to you a secret formula (as suggested by the following story).

polygonum_multiflorum.jpgAn ancestor of He Shou Wu, who lived in the district of Nan He in Xun Zhou, was originally named He Tien Er and was later called Neng Zi. He was born impotent (meaning, he couldn't bear children) and had turned to drinking wine.

At the age of 58, he returned home drunk one night and was overcome by sleep while still outside. When he awoke he noticed on the field two shoots of climbing plants, which stood about 3 feet apart. The sprouts of these shoots were twisted around each other (thus, the original name of the plant, Jiao Teng) and then separated, three or four times.

Tian Er considered this to be strange and that the plant was "speaking to him" of the love between a man and woman, therefore, he dug out the root of the plant and asked all the people in the village and the wilderness, but no one was able to tell him its name. Thereupon he dried the root in the sun. A man living nearby was an excellent jester and said to Tie Ner: "You are impotent, you are old and childless. This climbing plant struck you as peculiar, now surely it is supposed to serve you as a divine drug. Why don't you eat it?"

Thereupon, Tien Er sifted out a fine powder of the root and took it with wine. After 7 days, he suddenly recognized clearly the principles of human life! After several tens of days had passed, he felt unburdened and strong, and he could barely control his sexual desire. He married a widow named Cen and continued to take the drug regularly after that. He then increased the individual dose to 2 qian (about 6.2 grams). After over 700 days, all of his previous complaints had disappeared, he regained his youthful appearance and begot a son. The people in the neighborhood were very astonished at this. During the following 10 years, Tiener became the father of several sons. He ascribed all this to the drug and said: "This was caused by the climbing plant. When one takes it, one can live to be 160 years old, and yet it is neither listed in the old prescriptions nor in the materia medicas (The Bencao). 

He died at the age of 160 and left 19 sons and daughters. His son He Yen, who also took the drug, reached the age of 160 as well, and left 30 sons and daughters. Yen's son, He Shou Wu lived to the age of 130 by means of this drug, and fathered 21 children.
Yes, our tinctures and liquid extracts are made with alcohol.


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 Both Liquid and powder are just as effective!
 

4 Oz liquid at two teaspoons daily will last 12 days. 16 Oz will last 48 days. 1/2 Lb. powder will last about a month at a teaspoon twice daily.




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