Plant |
Family | knotweed family, smartweed family, buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) |
English |
Mile-a-minute, Asiatic tearthumb, Devil's tail, Giant climbing tearthumb, Mile-a-minute vine |
Latin |
Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H.Gross, Polygonum perfoliatum L. |
Plantparts | Entire plant, Roots, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Amygdalitis, Antifebrile, antiinflammatory agent in digestive tract diseases, Antipyretic, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, Cleanses the blood, Coloenteritis, depurant, Depurative, diuretic, Enteritis, Enterocolitis, Febrifugal, febrifuge, increase flow of urine, Inflammation of the digestive tract, Inflammation of the tonsils, inflammation of the trachea, intestinal catarrh, promote diuresis, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, to cleanse the blood, tonsilitis, tonsillitis, tracheitis |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM: Heat-clearing, TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in Chaoshan, China, Phytomedical used in Fujian, China, Phytomedical used in Taiwan, China |
Ingredients |
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