Fish Knotweed (Polygonum piscatorium)

鱼蓼yú liǎoYuliao

Polygonum piscatorium · Plant

Polygonum, standing in for Polygonum piscatorium
This photo shows Polygonum, not Polygonum piscatorium: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Bouba at French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; may contain emodin which can cause digestive upset; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Fish Knotweed for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

DiarrheaDysenteryEczemaGan AccumulationKnocks & FallsMenstrual DisorderScrofulaPain Of Sores SwellingWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Fish Knotweed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Eliminate DampQuicken BloodResolve Toxin