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第二章 中药材各论 Radix Polygoni Multiflori (何首乌) Fleeceflower Root Heshouwu was first recorded in Kai Bao Ben Cao, and it literally means a man whose surname is He with black hair. A legend says that Heshouwu was the grandson of a man who at age 58 had not been able to father a child. A monk advised him to eat the herb he gathered on the mountain. Because of taking the herb constantly, not only did he father several children as a result, but his hair turned from grey to black and his body became stronger and more youthful. He lived to be 160, still with black hair, and his child lived to