Botanical Index No. 419

Fo-ti

polygonum multiflorum

Medicinal Actions

Analysis pending research update.

Primary Conditions Treated

Abscess Adenopathy Allergy Alopecia Anemia Angina Atherosclerosis Athlete’s Foot Backache Bacteria Bleeding Bone Bronchosis Bruise Cancer Carbuncle Cardiopathy Childbirth Cold Constipation Dermatosis Diabetes Dysmenorrhea Epilepsy Fatigue Fertility Fever Fungus Gray Hair Hair Hemorrhoid Hepatitis-B Hepatosis High Cholesterol Hyperglycemia Immune Dysfunction Immunodepression Impotence Inflammation Insomnia Itch Knee Ache Lethargy Longevity Malaria Marrow Myodystophy Nephrosis Nervous Exhaustion Nervousness Neurasthenia Neurosis Night Sweats Numbness Pain Ringworm Scabies Schizophrenia Scrofula Sore Splenosis Tendinosis Tinnitus Trauma Tumor Tuberculosis Vertigo Virus

General Dosage

Dosages — 6–15 g dry root; 4–5 g dry root or 8–16 ml fluid extract; 0.5–1 dropper concentrated root extract 2–3 ×/day; 3–5 g/cup water 3 ×/day; 5 tablets 3 ×/day; 2–3 capsules 3 ×/day. 6–15 g dry root; 4–5 g dry root or 8–16 ml fluid extract; 0.5–1 dropper concentrated root extract 2–3 ×/day; 3–5 g/cup water 3 ×/day; 5 tablets 3 ×/day; 2–3 capsules 3 ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 2d. Raw root is laxative; prepared root may cause GI distress; contraindicated with diarrhea. May cause colic, diarrhea, nausea, numbness of the extremities, and skin rashes. Allergic cystosis may result. Emodin has vasodilator and immunosuppressive effects in test tubes. LD50 of alcoholic percolates 169 to 2700 mg/kg.

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