What are the differences between Radix Polygonifolia and Polygonum multiflorum?
Although Astragalus and Polygonum multiflorum are both twining vines, they are plants from two families and are essentially different.
1. The classification status of the two plants is different
Astragalus is a plant of the genus Astragalus in the Aspergaceae family. Polygonum multiflorum is a plant of the genus Polygonum multiflorum in the Liao family.
2. Core differences in appearance
1. Differences in nature: Ramulus spp. is an annual herbaceous vine, up to eight meters long, with milky, lignified lower parts and soft, dense upper parts. Short hair. Polygonum multiflorum is a twining herbaceous plant, often 2 to 4 centimeters long, without milk, with many forks; its roots are thick and dark brown.
2. Asparagus is an umbel, with about ten flowers, each with a calyx and petals, five calyx lobes, five petals, white with light purple-red markings, and five stamens.
Blooms in July and August. Polygonum multiflorum is a panicle inflorescence. Its flowers have no sepals and petals. The tepals are five-lobed, white or light green, and have eight stamens. Flowers bloom in August and September.
3. Differences in leaves: The leaves of radish are opposite, membranous, oval and heart-shaped, about ten centimeters long, green on the surface, pink-green on the back, hairless on both sides, and the leaf edges are entire. The leaves of Polygonum multiflorum are alternate, oval or long-ovate, about six centimeters long, rough on both sides, and the edges are entire.
4. Fruit: The fruit follicles of Radix Romana are forked and spindle-shaped.
The surface is smooth and about nine centimeters long; the seeds are flat and have silky hairs on the top. The fruits mature in September and October. Polygonum multiflorum is an achene oval, with three ribs, dark brown, and the fruit matures in September and October.
Third, different uses
The whole plant of Rasmus striata can be used as medicine. The root can be used to treat strain, weakness, waist and leg pain; the roots can be used to treat bruises and snake bites; the stems and leaves can be used as medicine. It can treat food accumulation in children; the seeds can stop bleeding; the milk can eliminate monkeys. The bark fibers are flexible and can be made into artificial cotton.
The roots of Polygonum multiflorum can be used as medicine, which have the effects of calming the nerves, nourishing blood and activating collaterals. It can also be used as a vertical greening plant cultivation application.