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Market name何首烏
Formal name何首烏
Japanese nameかしゅう, Kashū
Vernacular nameHeshouwu
Latin namePolygoni Multiflori Radix (JP), (CP)
English namePolygonum Root (JP), Fleeceflower Root (CP)
Original plant namePolygonum multiflorum Thunb., (Tsurudokudami)
Family namePolygonaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification tuber
Collection informationTaiwan, Pingtung
Collection date1968/00/00
TMPW No.3633

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Common name何首烏, Heshouwu, Polygoni Multiflori Radix (JP18, CP2020), Polygonum Root (JP18), Fleeceflower Root (CP2020)
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Original plant namePolygonum multiflorum Thunberg, (Tsurudokudami)
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Family namePolygonaceae
Used parttuber
Quality for selectionThe radixes looks like a string of beads. After cutting roots, the cross section of good Heshouwu is big, pale red and has a flower-like pattern. It has five deep longitudinal grooves on the external. （NI）
Official compendiumJHMC (1989), CP (2020 ed.), JP XVIII
Clinical applicationAs a tonic, aphrodisiac, blood replenishment and cathartic, Heshouwu is applied for insufficiency of essence and the blood, backache with weakness of the knee joint, pollution, leukorrhea, white hair etc.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Drugs for nourishing the blood
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Mild warm; bitter, sweet and astringent.
[Meridian Tropism] Liver, heart and kidney meridians.
[Actions] To remove toxin, disperse abscesses, interrupt malaria, and moisten the intestines to relax the bowels.
[Indications] Sore and abscess, scrofula, itching caused by rubella, weak constitution caused by long-term malaria, constipation caused by intestinal dryness.
Chemical constituentAnthraquinones
(*C1):
Chrysophanol, Emodin

Tannins
(*C1):
Tannin

Stilbenes
(*C2):
2,3,5,4'-Tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-beta-D-glucoside

Indole alkaloids
(*C3):
Indole-3-(L-alpha-amino-alpha-hydroxypropionic acid) methyl ester

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Pharmacological effectEnhanced intestinal movement (water extract). Suppression of the cholesterol absorption from intestinal tract. Corticotropin like action.
Classical reference
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DiseaseLightheadedness, Bleary eyes, Vertigo, Ear buzzing, Heaviness and powerlessness in lumber and knee, Numbness, Alopecia, Premature gray hair, Spermatorrhea, Chill, Fever, Pyogenic dermatosis, Cervical lymphadenopathy, Itching, Constipation, Hyperlipidemia
FormulationTokiinshi
Related drugsThe root of Cynanchum auriculatum, C. bungei, C. wilfordii and etc.
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, p 77.
C2)Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, p 314.
C3)Zhong Cao Yao,29,5(1998).
RemarksBaiheshouwu (白何首烏) is the root of Cynanchum auriculatum Royle of family Asclepiadaceae, C. bungei Dcne. (Jap. name: Koikema) , C. wilfordii Hemsl. and other species.
Last renewal date2021/09/27
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