Knotgrass
(rINN)
💊 Chemical information
Knotweed; Nat’ rdesna ptačího; Pihatatar; Polygoni avicularis herba; Renouée des oiseaux; Takažoliu gelknöterichkraut; Ziele rdestu ptasiego.
Pharmacopoeias.
In Chin. and Eur..Ph. Eur. 6.2
(Knotgrass; Polygoni Avicularis Herba). It consists of the whole or cut, dried aerial parts of Polygonum aviculare. It contains not less than 0.3% of flavonoids, expressed as hyperoside (C 21 H 20 O 12 = 464.4) calculated with reference to the dried drug. Protect from light.💊 Profile
Knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare (P. heterophyllum) (Polygonaceae), is included in herbal preparations for mild catarrh and associated upper respiratory-tract disorders.
Homoeopathy.
Knotgrass has been used in homoeopathic medicines under the following names: Polygonum aviculare.💊 Preparations
Proprietary Preparations
Multi-ingredient: Cz.: Pulmoran; Species Urologicae Planta; Pol.: Cholesol; Reumosol.
Published May 08, 2019.