Polygonum, Knotgrass, Bian Xu 萹蓄
Knotweed
Bian Xu (TCM)
Snyo lo སྙ་ལོ (Tibetan Medicine)
Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599
Chaumeton, Flore médicale, 1829
Botanical name:
Polygonum aviculare
Greater and Lesser types were used
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, dry.
Classifications:
Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine (TCM, West)
–hot, painful urination, or Urinary Difficulty
2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison:
-acute Wind-Heat with Cough, Sore Throat, Fever
3. Clears Heat, Stops Leakage and Bleeding (TCM, West):
-Diarrhea, Dysentery
4. Clears Heat and Damp, Benefits the Joints and Bones:
5. Kills Worms:
Dose:
Decoction: 9–15 grams
Powder: 1–4 grams
Main Combinations:
1. Difficult and painful urination, Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
2. Kidney and bladder diseases, and stomach ulcers, Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
3. Incontinence, Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
4. Stones, Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
5. Gastric bleeding and Urinary Stones, Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
6. Duodenal Ulcer, Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
7. Arthritis, Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
8. Cough with Mucus, Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
9. Asthma, Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
10. Hemoptysis:
i. Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
ii. Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
11. Tuberculosis:
i. Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
ii. Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
12. Douche for Leukorrhea, Knotgrass with … available in PRO version
13. Cancer of the Uterus … available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Decoction for Stones
Decoction of Hemp Seed
Syrup of Comfrey Compound
Cautions:
Not used in difficult urination from marked weakness.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the Herb
