Medical value

Efficacy of detoxification and stagnation; Insecticidal and antipruritic

Indications-the effect of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Leaves in treating sores, scabies and scrofula. "Modern and Practical Chinese Medicine": Raw leaves are applied to treat swelling and ulcers.

Usage and dosage for external use: raw paste, decoction, washing or ramming.

Prescription 1: Treating wind sores and scabies as itching: Polygonum multiflorum leaves decoction bath. ("Outline") 2 Treatment of scrofula tuberculosis, whether broken or not, down to the chest: the leaves of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. are pounded and coated, and the roots of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. are washed and chewed every day. ("Doumen Fang")