Multi-spiked Knotweed (Polygonum polystachyum)

多穗蓼duō suì liǎoDuosuiliao

Polygonum polystachyum · Plant

Polygonum polystachyum
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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 Multi-spiked Knotweed for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Child IndigestionDiarrheaDysenteryKnocks & FallsWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinDispel Wind & Disinhibit Damp