Plant |
Family | knotweed family, smartweed family, buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) |
English |
Bistort, Adderwort, Bistort root, Common bistort, Dragonwort, Easter giants, Easter-ledges, Easterman giants, English serpentary, European bistort, Meadow bistort, Oderwort, Osterick, Passion dock, Patience dock, Penicuir kale, Pink pokers, Poor man's cabbage, Pudding grass, Snakeroot, Snakeweed, Sweet dock, Twice writhen |
Latin |
Bistorta officinalis Delarbre, Bistorta major S.F.Gray, Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp., Polygonum bistorta L., Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta, Bistorta officinalis, Bistorta major (L.) S. F. Gray |
Plantparts | creeping rootstalks, Root, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Abscess, Abscesses, Adstringent, Alleviating, angina, Anti-abscess, Antianginal, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Antifebrile, Antihaemorrhagic, Antihemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Antihæmorrhagic, antipyretic, Antistomatitic, aperient, Astrigent, astringent, Bad tooth, Bleeding, Bleeding Stancher, blood disease, Boils, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, check bleeding, Clears gas, Cut, Cuts, Demulcent, diaorrhea, diarrhea, diarrhoea, diuretic, epistaxis, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, festing wounds, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, gargle, Gas, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, haemorrhoids, haemostatic, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Hemorrhoid, Hemorrhoids, Hemostat, hemostatic, Hæmostatic, infected sores, Infected Sores and Wounds, Infected sore throats, infected wounds, inflammation of the mouth, Inflammation of the mouth and lips, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth, inflammation of the throat, inhibit bleeding, intestinal gas, Laxative, loosening of teeth, loosening of the teeth, loose teeth, mitigating, mouth infection, mouth inflammation, mouth inflammations, movements of the bowel, nasalbleeding, Nosebleed, Nosebleeding, nose-bleeds, palliative, Pick-me-up, Piles, Plague, Psychostimulants, Purgative, Pyretic, quinsy, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, septic wounds, snakebite, Snake bites, Sores in the mouth, sore throat, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, Stimulant, Stimulants, stimulating, Stiptic, Stomatitis, Stop bleeding, Stops bleeding, styptic, throat infection, throat infections, throat inflammation, Throat pain, throat-wash, Tonsillitis, Used as a stimulant, Used in the treatment of snake bites, wind, wound festering |
Other uses |
Plant is mentioned without indication for use |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: Large Intestine, TCM MERIDIAN: Liver, TCM MERIDIAN: Lung, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in China |
Ingredients |
| | albumin, anthraquinone, ascorbic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Carbohydrates, Catechin, Chrysophanic acid, D-Catechin, Ellagic acid, emodin, Epicatechin, essential oil, gallic acid, glucose, lecithin, limonene, mucilage, oxalic acid, phellandrene, pinene, protein, Quercetin, rhein, Rosin, saponin, starch, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, Vitamin C |
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