Meadow bistort (Polygonum bistorta)

拳参quán shēnQuanshen

Polygonum bistorta · Plant

Polygonum bistorta
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Indications

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

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

Bleeding From HemorrhoidsBlood EjectionHeat DiarrheaLung Heat CoughMouth SorePoisonous Snake BiteRed DysenteryScrofulaSpontaneous External BleedingSwollen Welling AbscessTongue Sores

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinDisperse SwellingStanch Bleeding