Knotweed (Polygonum aviculare)

萹蓄biǎn xùBianxu

Polygonum aviculare · Plant

Polygonum aviculare
Photo: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood thinners; may affect kidney function; caution with kidney disorders.

Indications

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

AscariasisChyluriaDripping With Inhibited PainDysenteryEczemaHeat StranguryLithiasisParotitisPudendal ItchRelieve ItchShort Voidings Of Reddish UrineUrethritisVaginal Discharge

TCM actions

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

Disinhibit Urine & Free StranguryKill Worms

Other entries for Polygonum aviculare

Knotweed Fruit 蓼实