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Bian Xu

Polygonum avicularis

 

 

Properties:

Bitter - Cool

Meridians:

BL

 

Names

Allseed Nine-Joints, Armstrong, Beggarweed, Bird's Tongue, Birdweed, Centinode, Cow Grass, Crawlgrass, Doorweed, Hogweed, Knot Grass, Knotgrass, Knotweed Herb, Mexican Sanguinaria, Ninety-Knot, Pigrush, Pigweed, Polygoni Avicularis Herba, Red Robin, Sparrow Tongue, Swine's Grass, Swynel Grass, Vogelknoeterichkraut.  Polygonum aviculare.

Family: Polygonaceae.

Indications

  • damp heat in bladder
    • promote urination, re lin, xue lin syndrome
  • expels parasites
  • itchy skin

Dosage: 9 - 15g.

Additional indications

Orally, Bian Xu / Knotweed is used for bronchitis, cough, gingivitis, and inflammation of the mouth and pharynx. It is also used for supportive treatment of pulmonary diseases, skin disorders, to suppress perspiration associated with tuberculosis, as a diuretic, and to stop bleeding.

 

 

 
   
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