Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Pink-headed persicaria

Plant

Family

knotweed family, smartweed family, buckwheat family (Polygonaceae)

English

Pink-headed persicaria, Heartweed, Japanese knotweed, Knotweed, Pink bubble persicaria, Pink-headed knotweed, Pink-head knotweed, Pinkhead smartweed, Pink knotweed, Smartweed

Latin

Persicaria capitata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) H.Gross, Polygonum capitatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Persicaria capitata (D.Don) H.Gross, Polygonum capitatum

Plantparts

Aerial part, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, infection of the urinary organs, infections in the urinary tract, Pyrexia, urinary infection, urinary infections, urinary tract infection

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Sarban Hills, Abbotabad, KP, Pakistan

Ingredients

 Ellagic acid, Kaempferol, Myricitrin, Quercetin, quercitrin, rutin

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn10666

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