Herbal Information on Japanese Bushy Knotweed in Extract Powder Form
Why Is Taking Hu Zhang in Extract Granules Beneficial?
Hu Zhang extract granules offer a concentrated and convenient way to harness the herb’s therapeutic properties, making them particularly advantageous for treating Lyme disease:
1. High Potency and Bioavailability
- Concentrated Form: Extract granules provide a highly concentrated dose of Hu Zhang’s active compounds, including resveratrol and emodin. This ensures that you get a potent and effective dose with each serving, maximizing the therapeutic benefits.
- Improved Absorption: Granules are typically more bioavailable than other forms of the herb, meaning that the body can absorb and utilize the active compounds more efficiently.
2. Easy to Use
- Convenient Dosing: Hu Zhang extract granules are easy to measure and consume. They can be dissolved in hot water to make a tea, mixed into food, or added to beverages. This flexibility makes it simple to incorporate Hu Zhang into your daily routine.
- Consistent Dosage: The granules provide a consistent and reliable dosage, ensuring that you get the right amount of the herb with each use. This is especially important for managing a chronic condition like Lyme disease, where consistent therapeutic dosing is crucial.
3. Rapid Effects
- Fast Absorption: Granules dissolve quickly in liquid, allowing for rapid absorption of the active compounds into the bloodstream. This can lead to faster relief of symptoms and quicker therapeutic effects compared to whole herb preparations.
4. Long Shelf Life
- Stable and Long-Lasting: Extract granules are stable and have a longer shelf life compared to fresh herbs or tinctures. They are less prone to degradation, ensuring that the therapeutic compounds remain potent and effective over time.
5. Safe and Pure
- Purity: High-quality Hu Zhang extract granules are typically processed to remove impurities and contaminants, ensuring that you get a pure and safe product. This reduces the risk of adverse reactions and enhances the overall effectiveness of the herb.
In summary, Hu Zhang’s antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and immune-boosting properties make it a powerful ally in the fight against Lyme disease. Taking it in extract granule form offers a convenient, potent, and effective way to manage the condition and improve overall health.
Common Name: Bushy Knotweed
Botanical Name: Polygonum Cuspidatum
Channels/Meridians: Liver, Spleen
Pin Yin Name: Hu Zhang
Other Names: Japanese Bushy Knotweed, Japanese Knotweed, Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma, chuan qi, ban zhang, huang yao zi, Some people may refer to this herb as Japanese Bushy Knotweed Root and Rhizome
Other Ingredients: Dextrin (non GMO corn)
Package Size: 100 grams (3.5 oz.)
Form: Single Herb Extract Powder
Origin: China
Brand: Plum Flower
Cautions: Do not use if pregnant or nursing. May interfere with other medications
Naturally Occurring Chemical Components: emodin, physcion, chrysophanol, anthraglycoside A, (physcion-8-O-β-D-glucoside), anthraglycoside B, (emodin-8-O-β-D-glucoside, fallacinol, citreorosein, questin, questinol, resveratrol, (3,4',5-trihydroxystilbene), polydatin, (resveratrol-3-O-β-D-glucoside), protocatechuicacid, catechin, 2,5-dimethyl-7-hydroxychromone, 7-hydroxyl-4-methoxy-5-methylcoumarin, torachrysone-8-O-D-glucoside, B-sitosterolglucoside, glucose, rhamnose, polysaccharides, amino acid, copper, iron, manganese, zinc, potassium
Additional Information About Hu Zhang
- Excretes dampness
- Clears heat
- Removes toxicity
- Resolves blood stasis and temporarily stops pain
- Resolves phlegm and relieves cough
Product Properties: Slightly bitter, Neutral, Slightly Toxic
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About Plum Flower Quality Herb Powders
Plum Flower is an established worldwide manufacturer of high-quality Chinese herbs, and innovative Chinese medicinal herbs and products. Plum Flower uses sulfur-free herbs and laboratory tests its products for contamination and heavy metals, such as mercury, lead, and pesticides.
- Made at GMP internationally certified facilities (Good Manufacturing Practices) Quality control tests are done at the manufacturing site and at third party labs to confirm results.
- Manufactured using Unsulfured, Chlorine free, Aluminum Phosphate free herbs when possible.
- Microbials and heavy metals tested. No preservatives.
Manufacture's Statement: It is important to note that Plum Flower formula extract powders do not contain any excipients. They are spray-dried directly from the condensed herbal decoction, and the resulting powder is the natural yield of the formulation. Individual herbs can vary significantly in the amount of dissolved solids they yield during extraction. Many do not have the needed substance to form a powder, and our single herb extract powders contain a pharmaceutical-grade, non-GMO corn-based dextrin when necessary.
Traditional Chinese Herbs
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Reference:
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/hu+zhang
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/16-proven-benefits-japanese-knotweed-dr-paul-haider
https://drhealthbenefits.com/herbal/herbal-plant/health-benefits-of-japanese-knotweed
http://buhnerhealinglyme.com/basics/japanese-knotweed-dosage/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24194779
