Guest guest Posted June 29, 2004 Report Share Posted June 29, 2004 I while back I posted a question about the difference between Huang jing (polygonatum Sibiricum) & Yu Zhu (Polygonatum Odoratum). Both seem to be popular & highly regarded tonic herbs, but most references (in English, at least) will list either one or the other, but not both. Yu Zhu is sometimes called Solomon's Seal (very occasionally Huang Jing is too!) In appearance they're very different. Huang Jing is Blackish round sticky slices, very similar to Rehmannia, while Yu zhu occurs in long thin yellowish white strips, about 1/2 an inch wide. The best way to get to know them seemed to be to get to know them, so I picked up some of each & took each for a few weeks. My experience was that both were mild yin tonics, both had mild aphrodesiac, & energy enhancing qualites (in a yin way), both seemed to hepl keep the thinking processes clear. Huang Jing, as it's sticky, black signature would imply, had a more kidney-water oriented effect, while Yu Zhu dry, white, slightly odorous, seemed more oriented to chi-metal. Pretty much what the sources described. Since I'm not an expert by any means, I'd love a bit of input from anyone more experienced. One other thing: I was recently in an oriental market, which had a broad selection of tea & herbal teas. ther seemed to be a number of brands of Korean " Solomon's Seal " tea. Is anyone familiar with the use of this herb as a common (teabag) beverage? Is it the same as Yu Zhu, or Huang Jing, or another Polygonatum? Thanks, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Jeff, The Korean tea is Yu Zhu. It's used as a mild Yin tonic. Naomi stuydaze <stuydaze wrote: I while back I posted a question about the difference between Huang jing (polygonatum Sibiricum) & Yu Zhu (Polygonatum Odoratum). Both seem to be popular & highly regarded tonic herbs, but most references (in English, at least) will list either one or the other, but not both. Yu Zhu is sometimes called Solomon's Seal (very occasionally Huang Jing is too!) In appearance they're very different. Huang Jing is Blackish round sticky slices, very similar to Rehmannia, while Yu zhu occurs in long thin yellowish white strips, about 1/2 an inch wide. The best way to get to know them seemed to be to get to know them, so I picked up some of each & took each for a few weeks. My experience was that both were mild yin tonics, both had mild aphrodesiac, & energy enhancing qualites (in a yin way), both seemed to hepl keep the thinking processes clear. Huang Jing, as it's sticky, black signature would imply, had a more kidney-water oriented effect, while Yu Zhu dry, white, slightly odorous, seemed more oriented to chi-metal. Pretty much what the sources described. Since I'm not an expert by any means, I'd love a bit of input from anyone more experienced. One other thing: I was recently in an oriental market, which had a broad selection of tea & herbal teas. ther seemed to be a number of brands of Korean " Solomon's Seal " tea. Is anyone familiar with the use of this herb as a common (teabag) beverage? Is it the same as Yu Zhu, or Huang Jing, or another Polygonatum? Thanks, Jeff Membership requires that you do not post any commerical, swear, religious, spam messages,flame another member or swear. http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. If you , it takes a few days for the messages to stop being delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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