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Use profiles explain documented preparations. Documentary entries describe knowledge and its limitations.Understanding the profiles
Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp.
Pharmacopoeial material: underground parts
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary notice: these references alone do not support a therapeutic use or dose recommendation.
Read the entryBistorta macrophylla (D.Don) Soják
Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary profile with limited evidence. Reported indications do not establish efficacy or justify self-medication or replacing medical care.
Read the entryCalligonum polygonoides L.
Historical record: Digestive System Disorders
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryCoccoloba uvifera (L.) L.
Historical record: fever
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryPersicaria tinctoria (Aiton) Spach
Listed part — documentary context
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary record: no medicinal use or dosage is recommended here.
Read the entryEriogonum fasciculatum Benth.
Historical record: Genitourinary System Disorders
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryFagopyrum cymosum (Trevir.) Meisn.
Reported use: historical analgesic use
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant on the basis of this profile.
Read the entryFagopyrum esculentum Moench
Historical record: Colic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryRheum rhabarbarum L.
Listed part — documentary context
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary record: no medicinal use or dosage is recommended here.
Read the entryReynoutria japonica Houtt.
Why this plant appears in the guide
Reported uses, not demonstrated
ANSM List B: safety information; no home use recommended.
Read the entryPersicaria orientalis (L.) Spach
Pharmacopoeial record
Reported uses, not demonstrated
The inventory carries a cutaneous-use notation; it validates neither ingestion nor a home preparation.
Read the entryOxygonum alatum Burch.
Historical record: epilepsy
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryOxygonum delagoense Kuntze
Historical record: Digestive System Disorders
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryRumex patientia L.
Pharmacopoeial record
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary notice: no medicinal use or home dose is recommended.
Read the entryPersicaria hystricula (J.Schust.) Soják
Historical record: other pregnancy/birth/puerperium disorders/effects
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryPersicaria perfoliata (L.) H.Gross
Historical record: Diuretic
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryPersicaria senegalensis (Meisn.) Soják
Reported use: jaundice
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Limited ethnobotanical record: reported uses; the survey does not establish effectiveness or safety. Do not reproduce the preparations; consult a qualified professional before medicinal use.
Read the entryPersicaria subsessilis (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson
Documented historical practice
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Safety has not been evaluated for self-medication: do not ingest or apply at home based on this documentary profile.
Read the entryPleuropterus multiflorus (Thunb.) Turcz. ex Nakai
Documentary reference — stem; underground parts
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Multiflower knotweed: liver-injury risk. No home use is recommended. Do not restart a product associated with liver injury.
Read the entryPolygonum bistorta Garcke
Historical record: Astringent
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryPolygonum equisetiforme Sm.
Historical record: Sensory System Disorders
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryPolygonum persicaria Wahlenb. ex Nyman, 1881
Historical record: Astringent
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Historical record only. Do not prepare or consume this plant based on this notice.
Read the entryRheum australe D.Don
Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary profile with limited evidence. Reported indications do not establish efficacy or justify self-medication or replacing medical care.
Read the entryRheum nobile Hook.f. & Thomson
Indications recorded in Bhutanese materia medica
Reported uses, not demonstrated
Documentary profile with limited evidence. Reported indications do not establish efficacy or justify self-medication or replacing medical care.
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