FO TI POLYGONUM MULTIFLORUM THUNB

FO-TI (Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.) +++

Activities (Fo-Ti) :
- Antiaging (2; AKT; APA; FAY; KEB; LAF); Antiatherosclerotic (1; KEB); Antibacterial (1; FAY; SKY); Antimutagenic (2; AKT; KEB); Antioxidant (2; AKT; KEB; LAF); Antiplaque (f; FAY); Antiprogestational (1; CRC; DAA); Antipyretic (1; CRC; DAA); Antitumor (2; APA; CRC; KEB); Antiviral (1; APA; LAF); Aphrodisiac (f; FAY); Bitter (f; AKT); Cardioprotective (f; AKT); Deobstruent (f; CRC; DAA); Detoxicant (f; FAY); Dopaminergic (1; LAF); Hemopoietic (f; FAY); Hemostat (1; FAY); Hepatoprotective (2; AKT; APA; KEB); Hepatotonic (f; CRC); Hypocholesterolemic (2; AKT; APA; FAY; KEB; SKY); Hypoglycemic (1; DAA; FAY); Hypotriglyceridemic (2; KEB); Immunodepressant (1; KEB); Immunostimulant (1; APA; SKY);
Laxative (1; APA; SKY); Lipolytic (1; FAY; LAF); MAOI (2; KEB; LAF); Nephrotonic (f; CRC; FAY); Nervine (f; CRC; KEB); Propecic (f; AKT); Sedative (1; CRC; DAA; FAY); SOD-genic (1; LAF); Splenotonic (f; FAY); Thymoprotective (1; LAF); Tonic (f; AKT; CRC; KEB); Vasodilator (1; KEB).

Indications (Fo-Ti) :
- Abscess (f; APA); Adenopathy (f; APA; CRC; FAY); Allergy (f; APA); Alopecia (f; AKT); Anemia (f; APA; CRC; FAY); Angina (f; FAY); Atherosclerosis (1; FAY; KEB; SKY); Athletes Foot (f; APA); Backache (f; CRC; FAY); Bacteria (1; FAY; SKY); Bleeding (1; FAY); Bone (f; CRC); Bronchosis (f; FAY); Bruise (f; CRC; DAA); Cancer (2; AKT; APA; CRC; DAA; KEB); Carbuncle (f; FAY); Cardiopathy (1; AKT; FAY; KEB); Childbirth (f; CRC; DAA); Cold (f; CRC); Constipation (1; APA; CRC; FAY; SKY); Dermatosis (f; APA; CRC); Diabetes (f; APA; CRC); Dysmenorrhea (f; AKT); Epilepsy (f; KEB); Fatigue (f; SKY); Fertility (f; APA; FAY); Fever (1; CRC; DAA); Fungus (f; FAY); Gray Hair (f; AKT; APA; FAY; KEB); Hair (f; CRC; KEB); Hemorrhoid (f; CRC); Hepatitis-B (1; APA); Hepatosis (1; CRC; LAF); High Cholesterol
(2; AKT; APA; FAY; KEB; SKY); Hyperglycemia (1; DAA; FAY); Immune Dysfunction (SKY); mmunodepression (1; APA; SKY); Impotence (f; FAY); Inflammation (f; APA); Insomnia (2; APA; CRC; DAA; FAY; KEB); Itch (f; APA; FAY); Knee Ache (f; FAY); Lethargy (f; AKT); Longevity (f; APA; FAY); Malaria (f; FAY); Marrow (f; CRC); Myodystophy (f; FAY); Nephrosis (f; FAY); Nervous Exhaustion (2; KEB); Nervousness (1; CRC; DAA; FAY); Neurasthenia (2; CRC; FAY; KEB); Neurosis (f; KEB); Night Sweats (f; FAY); Numbness (f; APA; KEB); Pain (f; CRC); Ringworm (f; FAY); Scabies (f; CRC); Schizophrenia (2; FAY; KEB); Scrofula (f; CRC; FAY); Sore (f; FAY); Splenosis (f; CRC); Tendinosis (f; CRC); Tinnitus (f; APA; KEB); Trauma (f; DAA); Tumor (2; APA; CRC; KEB); Tuberculosis (f; APA; FAY); Vertigo (f; FAY); Virus (1; APA; LAF).

Dosages (Fo-Ti) :
- 6 - 15 g dry root (LAF); 4 - 5 g dry root or 8 - 16 ml fluid extract (1:2) (KEB); 0.5 - 1 dropper concentrated root extract 2 - 3 ×/day (APA); 3 - 5 g/cup water 3 ×/day (SKY); 5 (500 mg) tablets 3 ×/day (FAY; SKY); 2 - 3 (560 mg) capsules 3 ×/day (NH).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Fo-Ti) :
- Class 2d. Raw root is laxative; prepared root may cause GI distress; contraindicated with diarrhea (AHP). May cause colic, diarrhea, nausea, numbness of the extremities, and skin rashes (AHP; SKY). Allergic cystosis may result (LAF). Emodin has vasodilator and immunosuppressive effects in test tubes. LD50 of alcoholic percolates 169 to 2700 mg/kg (raw to cured) (LAF).