It should be Polygonum multiflorum. [Edit this paragraph] Morphological characteristics

Perennial herb, hairless. The roots are slender, with an enlarged oblong, fleshy tuberous root at the top, and the skin is black or black-purple. The stems are twining, 3-4 meters long, hollow, multi-branched, and lignified at the base. The leaves are ovate, 5-7 cm long, 3-5 cm wide, apex acuminate, base heart-shaped, hairless on both sides; stipule sheath is short cylindrical. The inflorescence is cone-shaped, about 10 cm long, large and spreading; the bracts are ovate-lanceolate; the flowers are small, white, with 5 deep lobes in the perianth, and the lobes vary in size, and increase in size during fruiting, with 3 thick outer lobes and wings on the back. ; Stamens 8, shorter than perianth; style 3-lobed. Achenes are oval, 3-ridged, black, and smooth. The flowering period is from August to October, and the fruiting period is from October to November.

Main origin and distribution of Polygonum multiflorum

Wild Polygonum multiflorum is mainly produced in Henan, Hubei, Anhui and Sichuan areas of my country. Modern artificial planting technology is the most common in Guizhou and Jiangsu provinces.

Related links: Mr. Lu Xun's "From Baicao Garden to Sanwei Bookstore" briefly describes the shape of Polygonum multiflorum. "Polygonum multiflorum vines are intertwined with magnolia vines. The magnolias have lotus-like fruits, and the polygonum multiflorum has swollen roots. Some people say that the roots of the polygonum multiflorum have a human shape. If you eat them, you will become immortals, so I often pull them up. , it was pulled up constantly, and the mud wall was damaged, but I have never seen a root that looks like a human being."

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