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A Eurasian perennial herb (Polygonum bistorta) having cylindrical spikes of usually pink flowers and a rhizome used as an astringent in folk medicine.
Any of certain related plants of the genus Polygonum.
noun - a perennial herb with roots used as astringents
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| Herbaceous wild flower cut back, decays -- pecked on the outside |
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| Jan 4 2013 The Telegraph - Toughie |
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| A Eurasian herbaceous plant with a spike of flesh-coloured flowers and a twisted root. |
| A Eurasian perennial herb (Polygonum bistorta) having cylindrical spikes of usually pink flowers and a rhizome used as an astringent in folk medicine. |
| Any of certain related plants of the genus Polygonum. |
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Bistorta macrophylla (syn. Polygonum macrophyllum, syn. Persicaria macrophylla) is a flowering plant species in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. It is native to mountain regions of West China (Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Tibet, Yunnan), Pakistan, Bhutan, North (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and West India (Western Ghats) and Nepal. * In Nepal, its rhizomes are dried to be used as food.In India (Uttarakhand), its leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat wounds. The paste made from the roots is given to infants for stomach problems.Vernacular names: * English: red knotweed or large leaved knotweed * Chinese: 圆穗拳参 yuan sui quan shen * Nepali: Dalle ghans, Dalle jhar * India: Kukhri, Chhota ninayin, Kande-re-ninai(-)-Epicatechin-5-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, (+)-catechin-7-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, 1-(3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl 4,5-dihydroxy-phenyl)-ethanone, (-)-epicatechin, chlorogenic acid and gallic acid can be found in the species. |