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Alternate English names: multiflorous polygonum stem

Alternate Chinese names: 夜交藤 yè jiāo téng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Spirit-quieting agents / Heart-nourishing spirit-quieting agents

Properties: Sweet; balanced.

Channel entry: Heart and liver channels.

Actions and indications:

• Nourishes the heart and quiets the spirit: Vacuity vexation, insomnia, forgetfulness, and profuse dreaming.
• Dispels wind and frees the network vessels: Generalized pain due to blood vacuity; pain from wind-damp impediment.
• Additional uses: A decoction of shǒu wū téng may be used as a wash to treat itching of the skin.

Dosage and method: Oral: 10–30g in decoctions; also used externally.

Quality: Thick stems with a purplish brown bark are the best.

Production area: Hénán, Húběi, Húnán, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng.

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