botanical record · discovered
Prostrate Knotweed
Polygonum aviculare
Prostrate Knotweed · Arcuvit tzarat-alim · Berw'r Ieir · Berw'r Iâ · Berwr yr Iâr · Canclwm · Clymlys · Clymog · Echter Vogelknöterich · English knotgrass · Gewoehnlicher Vogel-Knoeterich · Gewoon varkensgras · Gwaedlys · Knotgrass · Knotgrass agg. · Knotweed
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Austria, Europe, China, Turkey, Spain, USSR, Germany, Kurdistan
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Anodyne, Antiseptic, Astringent, Bactericide
Science studied: AVICULARIN, CALCIUM-OXALATE, DELPHINIDIN, MYRICETIN
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 aviculare
Common names: Prostrate Knotweed, Arcuvit tzarat-alim, Berw'r Ieir, Berw'r Iâ, Berwr yr Iâr, Canclwm, Clymlys, Clymog, Echter Vogelknöterich, English knotgrass, Gewoehnlicher Vogel-Knoeterich, Gewoon varkensgras, Gwaedlys, Knotgrass, Knotgrass agg., Knotweed
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, Austria, Europe, China, Turkey, Spain, USSR, Germany and 3 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Anodyne
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Cathartic
- Cold
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- Demulcent
- Diabetes
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dysentery
- Eczema
- Emetic
- Emollient
- Fever
- Internulcer
- Jaundice
- Kidney
- Piles
- Pruritis
- Rheumatism
- Roundworms
- Sore
- Stone
- Tea
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Urogenital
- Vermifuge
- Vulnerary
- Asthma
- Dysuria
- Hemostat
- Laxative
- Venereal
- Anus
- Chancroid
- Chest
- Cholagogue
- Gargle
- Gonorrhea
- Hematuria
- Lung
- Malaria
- Menorrhagia
- Charm
- Tonsillitis
- Vaginitis
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- Austria
- Europe
- China
- Turkey
- Spain
- USSR
- Germany
- Kurdistan
- Iraq
- Lesotho
Documented cultural uses
- Anodyne
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Bronchitis
- Cancer
- Cathartic
- Cold
- Demulcent
- Diabetes
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
show 38 more documented entries
- Dysentery
- Eczema
- Emetic
- Emollient
- Fever
- Internulcer
- Jaundice
- Kidney
- Piles
- Pruritis
- Rheumatism
- Roundworms
- Sore
- Stone
- Tea
- Tonic
- Tumor
- Urogenital
- Vermifuge
- Vulnerary
- Asthma
- Dysuria
- Hemostat
- Laxative
- Venereal
- Anus
- Chancroid
- Chest
- Cholagogue
- Gargle
- Gonorrhea
- Hematuria
- Lung
- Malaria
- Menorrhagia
- Charm
- Tonsillitis
- Vaginitis
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- AVICULARIN
- CALCIUM-OXALATE
- DELPHINIDIN
- MYRICETIN
- OXYMETHYLANTHRAQUINONE
- POLYGONIC-ACID
- QUERCETIN-3-ARABINOSIDE
- QUERCITRIN
- RUTIN
- TANNIC-ACID
- HYPERIN
- QUERCETIN
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- CATECHIN
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
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
Contributions and revisions
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