Plant |
Family | knotweed family, smartweed family, buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) |
English |
Lady's-thumb, Heartweed, Jesusplant, Lady’s-thumb?, Persicaria, Persicaria maculosa, Redleg, Redshank, Spotted ladysthumb, Spotted lady's-thumb |
Latin |
Persicaria maculosa S.F.Gray, Persicaria salicifolia Gray, Polygonum persicaria L., Persicaria salicifolia, Persicaria maculosa S. F. GRAY |
Plantparts | Entire plant, Grass, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Adstringent, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Astrigent, astringent, Cataplasm, Cerebral haemorrhage, Cerebral hemorrhage, compress, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, dispel worms, diuretic, expel worms, fomentation, helmint, irritates the skin, poultice, Rubefacient, Toothache, treatment for worms, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, worm, worms |
Other uses |
colouring, Dye, Dyeing, Used to dye different types of fibres |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Cyprus |
Ingredients |
| | Isoquercetin |
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