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Chinese Cornbind
Polygonum multiflorum
Chinese Cornbind · Fleeceflower · Fo Ti · He Shou Wu · Chinese Knotweed · kelet-ázsiai-iszalag* · tuber fleeceflower
At a glance
Origin / distribution: China, Malaya, GE, HU, IT
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anemia, Antiprogestational, Arthritis, Blood
Science studied: ANTHRAQUINONES, ASCORBIC-ACID, CALCIUM, BETA-CAROTENE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Polygonaceae
Scientific name: Polygonum multiflorum
Common names: Chinese Cornbind, Fleeceflower, Fo Ti, He Shou Wu, Chinese Knotweed, kelet-ázsiai-iszalag*, tuber fleeceflower
History
The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, Malaya, GE, HU, IT.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anemia
- Antiprogestational
- Arthritis
- Blood
- Cancer
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Hairblack
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- Hematogenic
- Hepatitis
- Hyperglycemia
- Immortality
- Insomnia
- Kidney
- Lymphadenitis
- Parturition
- Piles
- Puerperium
- Repellant(Snake)
- Rickets
- Scrofula
- Scurvy
- Splenitis
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Bite(Snake)
- Carcinoma(Breast)
- Cold
- Dysmenorrhea
- Fertility
- Neurasthenia
- Skin
- Liver
- Ache(Back)
- Bruise
- Itch
- Knee
- Nervine
- Sedative
- Trauma
- Vertigo
- Antidote(Scorpion)
- Fever
- Restorative
- Scabies
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- China
- Elsewhere
- Malaya
- GE
- HU
- IT
Documented cultural uses
- Anemia
- Antiprogestational
- Arthritis
- Blood
- Cancer
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Hairblack
- Hematogenic
- Hepatitis
- Hyperglycemia
- Immortality
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- Insomnia
- Kidney
- Lymphadenitis
- Parturition
- Piles
- Puerperium
- Repellant(Snake)
- Rickets
- Scrofula
- Scurvy
- Splenitis
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Bite(Snake)
- Carcinoma(Breast)
- Cold
- Dysmenorrhea
- Fertility
- Neurasthenia
- Skin
- Liver
- Ache(Back)
- Bruise
- Itch
- Knee
- Nervine
- Sedative
- Trauma
- Vertigo
- Antidote(Scorpion)
- Fever
- Restorative
- Scabies
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Anemia · China · "
- Antiprogestational · Elsewhere · "
- Arthritis · China · "
- Blood · China · "
- Cancer · China · "
- Constipation · China · "
- Diarrhea · China · "
- Hairblack · China · "
- Hairblack · Elsewhere · "
- Hematogenic · China · "
- Hepatitis · China · "
- Hyperglycemia · Elsewhere · "
- Immortality · China · "
- Insomnia · China · "
- Kidney · China · "
- Lymphadenitis · China · "
- Parturition · Malaya · "
- Piles · China · "
- Puerperium · China · "
- Puerperium · Elsewhere · "
- Repellant(Snake) · China · "
- Rickets · China · "
- Scrofula · China · "
- Scurvy · Elsewhere · "
25 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Hepatotoxic Compounds and Mechanisms of Polygonum Multiflorum: A Narrative Review of Recent Advances. · 2026 source ↗
- An integrated FIDI-MS and UPLC-Q-TOF/MS strategy for rapid functional screening and chemical characterization of antioxidants in Polygonum multiflorum. · 2026 source ↗
- Integrated chemometric and pharmacological evaluation of processing-induced attenuation of hepatotoxicity in Polygonum multiflorum. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ANTHRAQUINONES
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CHROMIUM
- CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID-ANTHRONE
- CHRYSOPHANOL
- COBALT
- 3,3'-DI-O-GALLOYLPROCYANIDIN-B-2
- EMODIN
- D-EPICATECHIN
- FAT
- FIBER
- 3-O-GALLOYL-L-EPICATECHIN
- 3-O-GALLOYL-PROCYANIDIN-B-1
- IRON
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- LECITHIN
- MAGNESIUM
- MONOMETHYL-ETHER
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RHAPONTIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- WATER
- ZINC
- ASH
- CHRYSOPHANIC-ACID
- ALUMINUM
- D-CATECHIN
- TIN
- ARSENIC
- CARBOHYDRATES
- COPPER
- EMODIN-MONOMETHYL-ETHER
- 3-O-GALLOYL-L-CATECHIN
- MANGANESE
- POLYGOACETOPHENOSIDE
- RHAPONTICIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- STARCH
- THIAMIN
- BISADE
- CITREOROSEIN
- DAUCOSTEROL
- 6-ACETYL-2-METHOXY-7-METHYL-JUGLONE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- FOENICULIN
- GALLIC-ACID
- HYPEROSIDE
- PHOSPHOLIPIDS
- PHYSCION
- PHYSCION-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- POLYGONIMITIN-B
- PROCYANIDIN-B-2
- QUESTIN
- QUESTINOL
- SCOPOLETIN
- TRICIN
- 2-ACETYL-EMODIN
- EMODIN-1-6-DIMETHYL-ETHER
- EMODIN-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- EMODIN-8-O-BETA-D-MONOGLUCOSIDE
- 2-3-4'-5-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE
- N-TRANS-FERULYL-3-METHYL-TYRAMINE
- EMODIN-6-METHYL-ETHER
- KILOCALORIES
- N-TRANS-FERULYL-3-METHYL-DOPAMINE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POLYGONIMITIN-C
- RESVERATROL
- RHEIN
- 2,3,5,4'-TETRAHYDROXYSTILBENE-2-O-GLUCOSIDE
- CHRYSOPHANOL-GLYCOSIDE
- CYANIDINS
- DIGITOLUTEIN
- DIGITOLUTEIN-GLUCOSIDE
- EMODIN-GLYCOSIDE
- PHYSCION-GLYCOSIDE
- PICEID
- STILBENE-GLYCOSIDE-GALLATES
- PICEATANNOL-GLUCOSIDE
- RESVERATROLOSIDE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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