The stem is erect, fleshy, unbranched, with 3-7 nodes, yellow-green, sometimes with purple spots, and yellowish after drying. Leaves leathery, 2-3 alternate in the upper part of the stem, oblique, tongue-oblong. The raceme is 1-3, which emanates from the upper part of the fallen old stem and has 1-2 flowers; Flowers yellow-green, developing; Petals ovoid-oblong, apex obtuse, with 5 veins; Lips are nearly rhombic, about the same length and width. Flowers bloom in May.

2. Snow Lotus

The roots, stems and leaves of Saussurea involucrata are rich in alkaloids, flavonoids, volatile oils, lipids, residues, polysaccharides and reducing substances, and its flower buds are rich in trace elements and amino acids, which have the effects of promoting blood circulation, dredging collaterals, dispelling cold and removing dampness, nourishing yin and strengthening yang, and can treat all cold diseases.

There are many records about its pharmacology in ancient literature: in Mu Zhuan of Jin Dynasty, the son of heaven asked the Queen Mother for the elixir of life, and the Queen Mother gave it to her from the Tianshan Snow Lotus; "Little Knowledge of Citrus Orchard" says that it eliminates cold phlegm; According to the Records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine, it can dispel cold, replenish blood and warm uterus, and treat women's irregular menstruation and metrorrhagia.

There are records about the function of Saussurea involucrata in Compendium of Materia Medica, Songs of the South, Historical Records, Classic of Mountains and Seas, Records of Uygur Medicine and Manual of Xinjiang Traditional Chinese Medicine: there are Saussurea involucrata in Tianshan Mountain, which has the functions of dispelling cold and strengthening yang, strengthening tendons and dredging collaterals, treating soreness of waist and knees and prolonging life. Throughout the ages, Saussurea involucrata has always been a nourishing product that people dream of.

3. Sanwei Ginseng

Ginseng is a precious tonic with great medical and economic value for a long time. It has been used in China for about 4000 years.

Ginseng is divided into wild ginseng, garden ginseng and Korean ginseng. Ginseng Radix Rubri: Clean fresh ginseng, cut off tender roots, steam for 2-2.5 hours, and take out or dry in the sun to make ginseng Radix Rubri. Red ginseng is divided into two categories. Among them, reeds are long, long and have long lateral roots. The others are "ordinary red ginseng".

4. Shouwu in a hundred years

Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Nourish liver and kidney, essence and blood, strengthen bones and muscles. Mild in nature, bitter, sweet and astringent in taste. Polygonum multiflorum Thunb can improve the signs of aging such as white hair, tooth loss and senile plaque, promote the improvement of human immunity, and inhibit the deposition of lipofuscin in internal organs.

Polygonum multiflorum Thunb can also dilate coronary arteries of the heart, reduce blood lipid and promote the production of red blood cells, so it can prevent coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, senile anemia, brain decline, signs of premature aging and so on. The dosage of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb is 10 ~ 15g per day.

5. Flowers in Flowers

Poria cocos skin: the skin of Poria cocos sclerotium is beneficial to edema.

Poria cocos: the reddish part after peeling has the function of infiltrating damp heat.

Poria cocos: cut off the white part of Poria cocos, also known as Poria cocos, and cut into small squares, which has the effect of moistening dryness and strengthening the spleen.

Shen Fu: Poria cocos with fine pine roots in the center is cut into square slices, which can calm the mind and soothe the nerves.

6. Deep Shan Ye Ganoderma lucidum

Ganoderma lucidum, according to the first medical monograph "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing" in China, has six kinds: purple, red, cyan, yellow, white and black, but most modern documents and specimens are ganoderma lucidum or multi-bacteria plant Ganoderma lucidum. Sweet and flat in nature.

Ganoderma lucidum mainly contains ergosterol, organic acids, glucosamine, polysaccharides, resins, fatty acids, mannitol and polysaccharides, as well as alkaloids, lactones, coumarins, water-soluble protein and various enzymes.

7.undersea pearls

Both People's Republic of China (PRC) Pharmacopoeia and Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine point out that pearls have the functions of calming nerves, improving eyesight, removing toxic substances and promoting granulation, while modern research also shows that pearls have unique functions in improving human immunity, delaying aging, removing spots and whitening, and supplementing calcium.

8. Cordyceps sinensis

Cordyceps sinensis, also known as Cordyceps sinensis and Cordyceps sinensis, is a fungus (Berk. )Sacc。 ) SACC parasitic on larvae of larva moths.

Cordyceps sinensis mainly grows in high-altitude forest meadows or lawns; Due to the soil quality, the color of Cordyceps sinensis in forest meadow is mainly dark brown, while the color of Cordyceps sinensis in grassland is mainly yellow brown. The former is mainly produced in Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu, while the latter is mainly produced in Tibet and Qinghai.

9. Cistanche deserticola

Also known as Dayun, it is mainly produced in Alashan area of Inner Mongolia. Traditional Chinese medicine calls it goblin or golden bamboo shoot, which is an extremely precious Chinese herbal medicine. Known as "desert ginseng", it has been regarded as a treasure of the imperial court by western countries in history and is called "tribute to the western regions".

Cistanche deserticola has a long history of medicine. Sweet and warm, salty and moist, it has the functions of strengthening yang without dryness, warming kidney yang and tonifying kidney deficiency; The characteristics of nourishing yin but not greasy, moistening intestine and dredging abdomen in treating constipation. Because it is complementary and gentle, it is called Cistanche deserticola (sedation).