ancient wisdom Β· Herb
Flaccid Knotweed
Flaccid Knotweed. Properties: Acrid; Warm
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
La Liao Cao
δΈζε (Chinese)
θΎ£θΌθ
Latin Name
Herba Polygoni Salicifolii
English Name
Flaccid Knotweed
Alias Names
θΎ£θΌι
Έζ¨‘εΆθΌζ±θθΌθ¦θΌε€§ι©¬θΌη½θΎ£θΌ
β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Acrid; Warm
Part Used
Whole herb
π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
To resolve toxin, eliminate damp, dissipate stasis, stanch bleeding.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Dysentery, diarrhea, nipple moth, malaria, wind-damp impediment pain, painful swelling from knocks and falls, flooding and spotting [=metrorrhagia and metrostaxis], swollen welling abscess and clove sores, scrofula, poisonous snake bites, eczema, foot lichen.
π External References
HERB DB
TCMID
1661