Botanical name: Polygonum multiflorum.
Other name: Red Fo-Ti, Ho Shou Wu, He Shou Wu, Shou Wu Chih, Kashuu, Chinese Cornbind, Flowery Knotweed, Chinese Cornbind, Chinese Knotweed, Climbing Knotweed, Flowery Knotweed, Fo-Ti Tieng, Fo-Ti-Tient, Multiflora Preparata, Poligonum, Poligonum multiflorum, Polygonum, Polygonum multiflorum, Polygonum Multiflorum Thunberg, Radix Polygoni Multiflori, Radix Polygoni Shen Min, Rhizoma Polygonata, Shen Min, Shou Wu, Shou Wu Pian, Tuber Fleeceflower, Zhihe Shou Wu, Zi Shou Wu.
Fo-Ti Extract, also recognized as Ho Shou Wu, is an age-old medicinal herb indigenous to China and Taiwan, obtained from the roots of the Chinese Fo-Ti bush, Polygonum multiflorum. This climbing vine, with heights reaching up to 10 meters, showcases small yellowish-white flowers. Embraced in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for centuries, it is esteemed for its potential to enhance general health and contribute to the restoration of the body’s natural balance.
Medicinal Uses:
- May support overall cardiovascular health
- May support a healthy immune system response
- May support male health
- May help to alleviate constipation
- May support glandular health
- Possesses astringent qualities
- May support the reduction of bleeding internally & externally
- May help to increase red blood cell count
- May support a healthy bacterial response
- May support healthy liver & kidney function
