Fleeceflower root (Zhi he shou wu)

Common name: Processed fleeceflower root
Chinese name: Zhi he shou wu
Pharmaceutical name: polygoni multiflori Radix preparata


Properties: bitter, sweet, astringent, slightly warm
Channels entered: Liver, Kidney

• Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the blood, and augments the essence: for patterns of yin or blood deficiency with such signs as dizziness, blurred vision, premature greying of the hair, weakness in the lower back and knees, soreness in the extremities, nocturnal emissions, and insomnia.
• Expel wind from the skin by nourishing the blood: for wind rash due to blood deficiency.

Ref: Materia Medica