Plant |
Family | knotweed family, smartweed family, buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) |
English |
Longroot smartweed, Amphibious bistort, Water knotweed, Water smartweed, Water smartweed of amphibious knotweed, Willow grass |
Latin |
Persicaria amphibia (L.) Delarbre, Polygonum amphibium L., Persicaria amphibia (L.) S. F. Gray |
Plantparts | Grass, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Adstringent, Astrigent, astringent, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, care of the skin, Cataplasm, Cleanses the blood, compress, depurant, Depurative, diseases of the respiratory tract, disorders in the respiratory passages, fomentation, Good for skin, Pectoral, Perfect skin, poultice, purify blood, purify the blood, Respiratory affections, Respiratory ailments, respiratory complaints, Respiratory disease, Respiratory diseases, respiratory disorders, respiratory illness, Skin-care, skin tonic, to cleanse the blood |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Ingredients |
| | Avicularin, tannin |
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