The efficacy and function of Polygonum multiflorum

After thousands of years of sedimentation and accumulation, the types and quantities of Chinese medicine have become quite astonishing. Therefore, choosing Chinese medicine to treat some difficult and complicated diseases always has a very good effect. Next, I would like to recommend a Chinese medicine, Polygonum multiflorum.

[Alias] Waterdrop grass (Dictionary of Botany).

[Source] The whole herb of the Onagraceae plant.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 40 to 70 cm tall. The stem is erect, smooth, and the base of the internodes is slightly swollen. The leaves are opposite, ovate-lanceolate, 6-8 cm long, 2.5-4 cm wide, short-pointed or acuminate at the apex, nearly rounded at the base, with fine teeth on the margin; the petiole is 2-3.5 cm long. The racemes are terminal and axillary; the flowers have thin stalks; the calyx tube is ovate-round, with 2 lobes, lanceolate, purple-red; the petals are white, 2 pieces, obovate, with 2 lobes at the apex, shorter than the calyx lobes; the stamens are 2, extending outward; the ovary is inferior, 2-chambered, the style is thin and weak, extending outward, and the stigma is capitate. The fruit is nut-shaped, obovate-globose, with 4 longitudinal grooves and covered with hooked hairs; the fruit stalk is 1.5 to 2 times the length of the fruit and usually droops. Flowering period is from June to July.

【Habitat distribution】Grows under forests. Distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Sichuan, Henan, Shandong, Hebei and Northeast China.

【Functions and indications】Harmonizes stomach qi, relieves abdominal pain, promotes urination, and regulates menstruation. (Henan)

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above is some basic information about Polygonum multiflorum. I hope you can learn more about Chinese herbal medicine, which will be beneficial to you.