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Fo-Ti or Ho Shou wu |
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Fo-Ti is a Chinese herb used to tone the chi. Fo-Ti is derived from the dried roots of a Japanese evergreen called Polygonum multiflorum. In China, where it is called Ho shou wu, Fo-Ti is said to possess almost magical rejuvenating properties and it is especially popular with the elderly who believe it can help one maintain hair color, preserve youthfulness, and restore fertility. Traditional Chinese herbalists place great emphasis on the shape and age of the Ho shou wu roots, with the older roots being in great demand. Made into a tea or infusion for oral ingestion, both Eastern and Western herbalists recommend Fo-Ti as a supplement to maintain youthful vigor, increase energy, tone the kidneys and liver, and purify the blood. Fo-Ti is also employed by herbalists as a remedy for insomnia, stomach upset, and diabetes. Fo-Ti contains a number of glycosides that account for the herb's use as a adaptogen. Ho shou wu roots may contain compounds that support immune, nervous and hormonal systems. Fo-Ti is often used by athletes to support stamina and endurance and is suggested to shorten recovery time after a work out. To understand why the Fo-Ti herb is claimed to prolong life one must understand a little about the Tantric beliefs, in the Orient. If you are male, save your sperm (it being the creative fluid of life) it will rise up the chakras, or cause the life force to rise up the spinal chord and enlighten the seven sacred centers of man until you reach total enlightenment. Fo-ti helps you achieve this because, although it allows you to be very active sexually, it inhibits the actual ejaculation. You therefore generate this energy but do not lose it. As it continues to be generated it wakes up the sleeping kundalini and the creative powers are released. |
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