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Fo-ti is the dried or cured root of a twining vine in the knotweed family with broad arrowhead-shaped leaves. It’s a major adaptogenic anti-aging herb used for kidneys, adrenals and hormones to boost sexual energy, mental clarity, hair growth, eczema, dry skin, alopecia, degradation of glands, blood vessel health, reduces free radical damage from UV light, relaxes the bowels, detoxifies and strengthens the blood, reduces blood cholesterol and fat deposits in arteries, anti-tumor, heart conditions, chronic bronchitis. Helps adapt to cold temperatures. Too much may cause diarrhea, intestinal pain and nausea.

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Fallopia multiflora (Thunberg) Haraldson (Polygonaceae), synonym Polygonum multiflorum Thunb., is an important medicinal plant in Oriental medicine.

Phenolic Constituents from Fallopia multiflora (Thunberg) Haraldson

Polygonum multiflorum stilbene glycoside (PMS) is a water-soluble fraction of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb., one of the most famous tonic traditional Chinese medicines, that has protective effects on the cardiocerebrovascular system [29].

Traditional Chinese Medicine Protects against Cytokine Production as the Potential Immunosuppressive Agents in Atherosclerosis

Washington, Feb 16 ( ANI ): Administration of the active compound tetrahydroxystilbene glucoside (TSG) derived from the Chinese herbal medicine Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, reversed both overexpression of a-synuclein, a small protein found in the brain, and its accumulation using a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Herbal compound could help prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease

The majority of the herbs were Chinese herbs, the most popular five being Ligusticum chuanxiong, Polygonum multiflorum, Astragalus membranaceus, Panax ginseng and Acorus tatarinowii.

Herbal medicine and vascular dementia

Polygonum multiflorum (Fo-Ti) is a herb that is well known for its resveratrol content.

Polygonum and hair growth

"China has a tradition of using natural ingredients derived from herbs such as pearl, polygonum multiflorum, and aloe, which are believed to be good for your health," said Kim Li, the manager of business development at industry consultants Frost & Sullivan China.

China using traditional herbal remedies as cosmetics ingredients

Here we report that aqueous extracts of Forsythia fruit (Fructus Forsythiae, Lianqiao in Chinese; Forsythia suspensa Vahl (Oleaceae)) and Fleeceflower stem (Caulis Polygoni multiflori; Shouwuteng in Chinese; Polygonum multiflorum A.

Traditional Chinese medicines with caspase-inhibitory activity

The main ingredient of the tablets, polygonum multiflorum, is said to tone the liver and kidneys and nourish blood and is commonly offered as an alternative remedy to treat hair loss.

I thought these herbal tablets would be natural way to stop my hair loss. Instead I nearly died; A city woman tells Kirsti Adair how 'remedy' tablets almost killed her