Chinese Medicine Specimen Database

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何首烏 Fleeceflower Root He Shou Wu

ID: D00555

Pharmaceutical Name:
Radix Polygoni Multiflori

Latin name:
Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.

Location: 6

Chinese Name

何首烏

Chinese Pinyin

He Shou Wu

English Name

Fleeceflower Root

Family

Polygonaceae

Taste

slightly bitter, sweet-astringent

Odour

faint

Clinical Indications

1. Weakness, backache, knee pain, premature greying of hair
2. Elevated serum cholesterol, coronary heart disease
3. Neurasthenia, insomnia, dizziness, sweating

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Tonics

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

Link to

Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database

Medicinal Plant Images Database

Phytochemical Image Database

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