1. Tonifying deficiency and strengthening the body: Polygonatum odoratum contains a variety of nutrients, which can tonify deficiency and strengthen the body, enhance physical fitness and improve immunity.
2. Yiqi Jianpi: Polygonatum odoratum is rich in dietary fiber, amylase and other digestive enzymes, which has a good effect of invigorating qi and strengthening spleen and is very helpful for people with spleen deficiency and indigestion.
3. Clear lung and moisten dryness: Polygonatum odoratum contains a variety of mucins and plant mucins, which can moisten lung and moisten dryness and relieve symptoms such as cough and asthma.
4. Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis: Polygonatum odoratum is rich in anthocyanins and various polysaccharides, which can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and is helpful for relieving dysmenorrhea and treating carbuncle.
The difference between Polygonatum odoratum and Polygonatum sibiricum;
1. Different sources: Polygonatum odoratum is one of the bamboo plants and Polygonatum sibiricum is the rhizome of Polygonatum sibiricum.
2. Different drug effects: Polygonatum odoratum can moisten lung, clear dryness, benefit qi and strengthen spleen, while Polygonatum sibiricum has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling.
3. Different nature and taste: Polygonatum odoratum is sweet and flat; Polygonatum odoratum is sweet and slightly cold.
4. Different application scope: Polygonatum odoratum is mainly used to treat lung dryness, spleen deficiency, asthma and other symptoms; Polygonatum sibiricum is mainly used to treat tumors caused by yin deficiency of liver and kidney, dysuria and heat toxicity.