Why is this plant named "Polygonum multiflorum"
Polygonum multiflorum is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine. It has the effect of replenishing essence and blood, blackening hair, and strengthening muscles and bones. Its original plant is also called Polygonum multiflorum. Why does this plant have such a strange name?
Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" of the Ming Dynasty records: "Polygonum multiflorum originated in Nanhe County, Shunzhou... This medicine's original name is Jiaotang, and it got its name because Polygonum multiflorum was taken." Polygonum multiflorum is a strange person in folklore. When he was 130 years old, his beard and hair were still black and shiny, like a young man. Therefore, this plant, which can prevent hair from turning white, was called by the strange person's name-Polygonum multiflorum.
China has a long history. The names of more than 200 species of plants have been recorded in the Book of Mountains and Seas more than 2000 years ago. Most of the plant names handed down from ancient times to the present are closely related to people's lives, and the most common are the names of Chinese herbal medicines. Most of the names can be easily seen as a plant, but there are also many legendary names like this, such as Macleaya, Gangbangui, etc.