Plant |
Family | knotweed family, smartweed family, buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) |
English |
Chinese indigo, Japanese indigo, Polygonum |
Latin |
Persicaria tinctoria (Aiton) Spach, Polygonum tinctorium Aiton |
Plantparts | Fruits, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Alexiteric, Antidote, Antidotes, Antifebrile, Antiinflammatory, Antiphogistic, antipyretic, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood purifier, Cleanses the blood, depurant, Depurative, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Poison Antidote, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, reduce fevers, reduce inflammation, relieves fevers, to cleanse the blood |
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 Korea |
Ingredients |
| | Indigo, Tryptophan |
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