Plant |
Family | knotweed family, smartweed family, buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) |
English |
Patience dock, Garden patience, Herb patience, Monk's rhubarb |
Latin |
Rumex patientia L., Rumex patienta L. |
Plantparts | Roots, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Adstringent, Aperient, Astrigent, astringent, Cataplasm, catharic, Cathartic, compress, fomentation, laxative, movements of the bowel, Oleaginous, poultice, purgative, Salve |
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 |
Ingredients |
| | Aloe emodin, Catechin, Chrysophanic acid, emodin |
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