Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/he-shou-wu/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/he-shou-wu/">Bencao Index</a> he shou wu Radix Polygoni Multiflora Fleeceflower Root shokashu saenghasuo Tonify Blood Large Intestine Heart Liver

Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys and nourishes Blood and Jing (prepared, Zhi He Shou Wu)

Deficient Blood: dizziness, blurred vision, poor sleep, hair greying early Deficient Yin: weak, painful lower back and knees, aching limbs, insomnia and nocturnal emissions Jing deficiency Leakage such as nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea or vaginal discharge, which its astringency checks without being cloying

Expels Wind from the skin by nourishing Blood (prepared)

Wind rash or itching arising from Blood deficiency or Blood dryness

Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels (raw, Sheng He Shou Wu)

Dry constipation from Blood deficiency, including in weak or elderly people

Resolves Fire toxin and reduces nodules (raw)

Carbuncles, sores and abscesses, scrofula, goiter and lumps in the neck (Chuang Yong), particularly where the Blood is too weak to support healing

Checks malaria (raw)

Malarial disorders with deficient Qi and Blood