Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. is a blind herb. In the past, when I read Compendium of Materia Medica, I only knew that it was also known as Jiaoteng, Goblin and Yehe, which could cure scrofula, eliminate carbuncle swelling, cure wind sores and stop heartache. As for the name Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, that's because Li Ao wrote a biography of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb in the Tang Dynasty, saying that Polygonum multiflorum Thunb's three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were strong and lived for hundreds of years because of long-term use of rattan. Therefore, Jiao Teng was named after people and was praised as the medicine of the gods. Since then, it has been said that bees have sprung up, and it is said that the first day of the Millennium is shaped like a human being, and men and women can be separated; Some people say that taking Polygonum multiflorum Thunb can make you immortal. The more you say it, the more divine it is, which will also affect greedy people to look for the human Polygonum multiflorum Thunb everywhere.
If there is demand, there will be production, but the Millennium Polygonum multiflorum can't be produced, so it is faked. "Records of Differences in Fujian Production" records in detail how the local people made fake Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.: First, the human figure was carved in a stone box, and then the rhizome of yam was put in the box. After a year or two, the rhizome of yam grew in the box, so the yam was moved to the side of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. for planting, the Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. was grafted onto the yam vine. In this way, the human-shaped Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. also has a stem and leaf, so it can be confused.
On the one hand, he faked it in order to get rich, and on the other hand, he was cheated in order to live forever. For thousands of years, this kind of drama has been repeatedly moved and played, and it has been endless. Until today, people can still see the scam of human heads in some markets, and some people are still fooled, which shows that it is very difficult to change human nature.