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

Rev.11-03-2021

Japanese knotweed

Plant

Family

knotweed family, smartweed family, buckwheat family (Polygonaceae)

English

Japanese knotweed

Latin

Persicaria japonica (Meisn.) Nakai, Polygonum japonicum Meisn.

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Antifebrile, Antiinflammatory, Antiphogistic, Antipyretic, Assist healing of wounds, Blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Cleanses the blood, depurant, Depurative, Diuretic, emollient, Emollients, Febrifugal, febrifuge, good for the stomach, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, heal wounds, inspissated faeces, Moisturizers, promotes healing of wounds, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, reduce fevers, reduce inflammation, relieves fevers, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, to cleanse the blood, Vulnerary, weak stomach, wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds healing

Women's diseases

All women's diseases, feminine disorders, Gynaecological, Gyneacological, Gyneacologycal, Gyneacoloical

Other uses

colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn4026

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