Plant Details

Accepted name:: Reynoutria multiflora (Thunb.) Moldenke [Polygonaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bisazu	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
caulis polygoni multiflori	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
chinese fleeceflower	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
chinese fleeceflower root	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
chinese knotweed	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
chinesischer flügelknöterich	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
fleece flower root	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
fleeceflower	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
fleeceflower root	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
flowery knotweed	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fo ti	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
fo-ti	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
hasuo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
he shou wu	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
heshouwu	Other	Homegarden Med. Ethnobot. of Naxi in NW Yunnan (Yang et al., 2014) Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
hà thủ ô đỏ	Other	Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
hé shǒu wū	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
héshŏuwū	Other	Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
jiāo téng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
jiǔ zhēn téng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kinabinda	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
man onh ling	Other	Med. Pl. of the Lao P.Rep. (Sydara et al., 2014)
many-flowered knotweed	Other	Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
pisiiatu	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
polygoni multiflori caulis	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
polygoni multiflori radix	Pharmaceutical	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
polygoni multiflori radix praeparata	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
polygonum multiflorum root	Other	Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
polygonum root	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
prepared fleeceflower root	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
radix polygoni multiflori	Pharmaceutical	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
radix polygoni multiflori praeparata cum succo glycines sotae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
raiz de fo-ti	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
seal-mul	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shou wu teng	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
shouwuteng	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
shǒu wū	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
shǒu wū téng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
soloman s seal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
souwu	Other	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
tsuru-dokudami	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tuber fleeceflower stem	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
ye jiao teng	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
yejiaoteng	Other	Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
yè hé	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yè jiāo téng	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
zhi he shou wu	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
zhiheshouwu	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
zǐ téng wū	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
カシュウ	Other	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
九真藤	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
交藤	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
何首乌	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
何首烏	Other	Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
夜交藤	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
夜合	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
白雞屎藤	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
紅雞屎藤	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
紅骨蛇	Other	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
紫藤乌	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
首乌	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
首乌藤	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
首烏藤	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
하수오	Other	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
stem	dried lianoid stem	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
tuberous root	tuberous root	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
root	dried root	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Tuber, Stem		Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015)
Stem		Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Whole plant		Homegarden Med. Ethnobot. of Naxi in NW Yunnan (Yang et al., 2014)
lianoid stem	dried lianoid stem	Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018)
root tuber, tuberous root		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tuber		Med. Pl. of the Lao P.Rep. (Sydara et al., 2014)
root		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019)
tuberous roots		Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990)
dried root tuber, cured root tuber, stem, stem		Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
root		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Root tubers		Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997)
Root		Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
root tuber	dried root tuber	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
root	root, often cut in round slices	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006)
root tuber		Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002)
tuber		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007)
root		Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012)
tuberous root		Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014)
tuber		Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 17 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Fallopia multiflora (Thunb.) Haraldson Symb. Bot. Upsal. 22(2): 77 (1978).
Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 379 (1784).
Polygonum multiflorum var. hypoleucum (Ohwi) T.S.Liu, S.S.Ying & M.J.Lai Fl. Taiwan 2: 274 (1976).
Aconogonon hypoleucum (Ohwi) Soják Preslia 46: 151 (1974).
Bilderdykia multiflora (Thunb.) Roberty & Vautier Boissiera 10: 55 (1964).
Fagopyrum multiflorum (Thunb.) Grinţ. in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Popul. Române 1: 476 (1952).
Fallopia multiflora var. angulata (S.Y.Liu) H.J.Yan, Z.J.Fang & Shi X.Yu Novon 21: 388 (2011).
Fallopia multiflora var. hypoleuca (Ohwi) Yonek. & H.Ohashi J. Jap. Bot. 72: 158 (1997).
Helxine multiflorum (Thunb.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 3: 10 (1837).
Pleuropterus cordatus Turcz. Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 21(I): 587 (1848).
Pleuropterus hypoleucus Nakai Rigakkwai 24(4): 6 (1926), nom. nud.
Pleuropterus multiflorus (Thunb.) Turcz. ex Nakai Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 267 (1914).
Polygonum chinense Houtt. Nat. Hist. 2(8): 479 (1777), nom. illeg.
Polygonum hypoleucum (Nakai) Kudô & Sasaki Rep. (Annual) Taihoku Bot. Gard. 1: 26 (1931), not validly publ.
Polygonum hypoleucum Ohwi Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 7: 130 (1938).
Polygonum multiflorum var. angulatum S.Y.Liu Acta Bot. Yunnan. 13: 390 (1991).
Reynoutria multiflora var. hypoleuca (Ohwi) S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 2: 142 (2022).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Fallopia multiflora (Thunb.) Czerep.	Med. Pl. of the Lao P.Rep. (Sydara et al., 2014)
Fallopia multiflora (Thunb.) Hara.	Pl. in Trad. Med. Systems in Viet Nam (Ngoc Van & Tap, 2008)
Fallopia multiflora (Thunb.) Harald.	Homegarden Med. Ethnobot. of Naxi in NW Yunnan (Yang et al., 2014)
Fallopia multiflora (Thunb.) Haraldson	Checklist of Korean Cult. Plants (Mun-Chan et al., 1986) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Med. Pl. Used by Maonan People in China (Hong et al., 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Fallopia multiflora (Thunb.) K.Haraldson	Med. & Pois. Pl. 2 (Valkenburg et al., 1999)
Polygonum multiflorum	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007) Trad. Med. in Dali Prefecture, SW China (Zhang et al., 2014)
Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.	GAP Prod. of TCM Herbs in China (Zhang et al., 2010) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Hong Kong Chinese Materia Med. Standards (2014) Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in China (WHO, 1997) Med. Pl. in Viet Nam (WHO, 1990) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) TCM Plants for Syst. Bio. Evaluation (Eisenberg et al., 2011) Taiwan Herbal Pharmacop. 3rd Chinese ed. (MOHW, 2018) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. ex Murray var. hypoleucum (Ohwi) Liu:Ying & Lai	Med. Pl. Used by Indig. Taiwan (CCMP, 2003)
Polygonum multiflorum Thunberg	Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 15th edn. (2006) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 16th edn. (2012) Japanese Pharmacopoeia, 17th edn. (incl. Suppl. I and II) (2016-2019) Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (2002) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 10th edn. (MFDS, 2012) Korean Pharmacopoeia, 9th edn. (2007) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Reynoutria multiflora (Thunb.) Moldenke	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2022 (WHO-UMC, 2022) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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