Polygonum multiflorum, also known as Polygonum multiflorum, Polygonum multiflorum and so on. It is a perennial twining vine of Polygonum of Polygonaceae, which is born in the crevices beside valley shrubs, hillside forests and ditches.

There are two kinds of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. One is Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, which has certain toxicity; The other is prepared Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, which is non-toxic and has good medicinal value.

Produced in southern Shaanxi, southern Gansu, eastern China, central China, southern China, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, it can soothe the nerves and nourish blood, activate collaterals and detoxify and eliminate carbuncle when used as medicine. It is a common and exquisite Chinese herbal medicine.

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The stem of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. is about 2-4 meters long, the leaves are oval or oblong, the top is conical, and the petiole is 1.5-3 cm long. Its inflorescence is conical, its pedicel is also very thin, and its perianth is 5 pieces, oval and different in size.

Color of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.: The color of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. is reddish brown or reddish brown, with shallow furrows, uneven, long transverse lenticels, thin and firm root scars, and is not easy to break.

Morphological characteristics of Polygonum multiflorum leaves: Polygonum multiflorum leaves are oval or oblong, tapering at the top, heart-shaped or nearly heart-shaped at the base, rough touch on both sides, membranous, oblique and hairless.

Appearance of Polygonum multiflorum seeds: Polygonum multiflorum seeds are small, somewhat like buckwheat seeds, oval, with three edges, dark brown color and shiny surface.

Appearance of Polygonum multiflorum roots. : the root of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. Block, generally slightly bent, not easy to break. There are quasi-circular vascular bundles in the skin arranged in a ring, and the central woody part is larger.

Sentences describing Polygonum multiflorum Thunb

Naokang gum is a compound preparation made of seven Chinese medicines, including Radix Puerariae, Polygoni Multiflori Radix, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae and Rhizoma Chuanxiong. It has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, replenishing essence and marrow, promoting blood circulation and dredging veins.

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