Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Persicaria chinensis
Scientific Name and Description
Persicaria chinensis (L.) H. Gross
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Ampelygonum chinense (L.) Lindl.
Ampelygonum umbellatum (Houtt.) Masam.
Coccoloba indica Wight ex Meisn.
Persicaria umbellata (Houtt.) Nakai
Polygonum auriculatum Meisn.
Polygonum chinense L.
Polygonum densiflorum Blume
Polygonum umbellatum (Houtt.) Koidz.
Rumex umbellatus Houtt.
Ampelygonum umbellatum (Houtt.) Masam.
Coccoloba indica Wight ex Meisn.
Persicaria umbellata (Houtt.) Nakai
Polygonum auriculatum Meisn.
Polygonum chinense L.
Polygonum densiflorum Blume
Polygonum umbellatum (Houtt.) Koidz.
Rumex umbellatus Houtt.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Comman names | creeping smartweed, Chinese knotweed |
Plants Medicinal Value
Herb usable parts
Root tuber
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Persicaria chinensis (L.) H. Gross Herb Root, tubers, leaves Nerve damage; lymphnode inflammation; edible General Kanthasamy Kalaichelvi 2016
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kanthasamy Kalaichelvi 2016
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Citations
Herb citations
Persicaria chinensis. (2023, December 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persicaria_chinensis