| Plant names |
| Polygonaceae |
| English |
Allseed, Armstrong, Bird's tounge, Centinode, Common Knotgrass, Cowgrass, Hogweed, Hundred jointed, Knotgrass, Knotweed, Pigweed, Prostrate Knotweed, Sparrow tounge, Wireweed |
| Latin |
Polygonum aequale Lindm., Polygonum aviculare Linne, Polygonum aviculare ssp. aviculare, Polygonum acetosellum, Polygonum calcatum Lindm., Polygonum heterophyllum Lindm., Polygonum neglectum Bess. |
| Plant parts | Herb / Grass, Whole herb, Whole plant |
| Diseases & Uses |
| Diseases |
Anthelmintic, Antidiarrheic, Antigout, Antihemorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, Antipyretic, AntiRheumatic, astringent, Bladder stone, Blood cleanser, cardiac, catarrh of the bladder, Choleretic, colic, complaints of urinary system, cough, Diabetes mellitus, Diuretic, emetic, emollient, expectorant, Gastric catarrh, hemorrhoids, hoarse, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth, intestinal catarrh, intestinal inflammation, laxative, Lung ailments, Narrows blood vessels, respiratory catarrh, slowhealing sores, stops bleeding, suffer from stone, Weakness of the bladder, Weakness of the kidney, wound healing, wounds |
| Women's diseases |
excessive menstruation |
| Foods |
tea substitute |
| Other uses |
colouring, driving out bedbugs |
| Contents |
| | Avicularin, calcium oxalate, Catechin, Delphinidin, essential oil, Hyperin, mucilage, Quercetin, Quercitrin, rutin, Salicylic acid, Silicic acid, Tannic acid, Tanning agents, Vitamin C |
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