Botanical Index No. 528

Hu-zhang, Mexican Bamboo

fallopia japonica

Medicinal Actions

Analysis pending research update.

Primary Conditions Treated

Abscess Alzheimer’s Amenorrhea Appendicitis Arthrosis Athlete’s Foot Bacteria Boil Bronchosis Bruise Burn Cancer Congestion Cough Coxsackie Cramp Dermatosis Dysmenorrhea Edema Favus Fever Flu Gonorrhea Gout Hepatosis Herpes High Blood Pressure Hyperlipemia Infection Inflammation Jaundice Leukocytopenia Lymphadenosis Pain Pleurisy Snakebite Sore Virus Water Retention

General Dosage

Having eaten the young shoots, which I consider food farmacy, and would not hesitate myself to take this at levels suggested for Fo Ti: 4–5 g dry root or 8–16.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. As the best source of resveratrol, a COX-2 inhibitor, this herb shares many of the activities of the so-called miracle aspirin. See also Fo-Ti, which shares many chemicals with Hu-Zhang.

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