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{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Polygonum amphibium&&Persicaria amphibium
|family=Polygonaceae
|nameE=Biting Persicaria&&Amphibious Persicaria&&Water Knotweed
|habitat=all over the world
|partUsed=Radix Polygonii amphibii&&Herba Polygonii amphibii&&Semen Polygonii amphibii
|constituent=volatile oil, tannin, polygonic acid, malic acid, mucilage, pectin, oxymethylanthrachinon,
|action=root: cooling, depurative, sudorific, diuretic, detersive, astringent, tonic, aphrodisiac; used as a substitute for Sarsaparilla; herb: depurative, diuretic; seed: used as a substitute for pepper
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Polygonum aviculare
|family=Polygonaceae
|nameE=Knotgrass&&Knotwort&&Crawlgrass
|habitat=all over the world
|partUsed=Herba Polygonii avicularis
|constituent=polygonic acid, starch, acids, calcium oxalate, tannin, salicic acid, resin, sugar, essential oil, mucilage, wax, fat,
|action=astringent, haemostatic, expectorant, antiperiodic, diuretic, tonic, demulcent, vulnerary, antiseptic, used in kidney diseases
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Polygonum bistorta
|family=Polygonaceae
|nameE=Snake weed&&Bistort&&Adderwort
|habitat=Northern Europe (including Great Britain)&&Eastern Europe&&Balkan&&Siberia&&Western Asia&&Himalaya&&Japan
|partUsed=Herba Bistortae&&Rhizoma Bistortae
|constituent=polygonic acid, gallic acid, anthrachinon, albumen, sugar, tannin, bistoria-red (colouring matter), starch, oxalate of calcium, pararabin,
|action=astringent, haemostatic, antiperiodic, diuretic, expectorant, tonic; the root is employed as a substitute for Rhizoma tormentillae
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Polygonum cuspidatum&&Polygonum japonicum
|family=Polygonaceae
|nameE=Japanese Bistort&&Japanese Knotweed
|habitat=Japan&&China
|partUsed=Radix Polygonii cuspidati
|constituent=cuspidatin (polygonin),
|action=laxative, diuretic, febrifuge, prophylactic
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Polygonum dumetorum
|family=Polygonaceae
|nameE=Desert-Knotgrass
|habitat=Europe
|partUsed=Herba Polvgonii dumetori
|action=laxative
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Polygonum hydropiper&&Polygonum flaccidum
|family=Polygonaceae
|nameE=Waterpepper&&Smartweed&&Bitter Persicaria&&Pepperwort
|habitat=Europe (including Great Britain)&&Northern Russia&&Northern Asia&&China&&Mexico&&North America
|partUsed=Herba Polygonii hydropiperis = Herba Hydropiperis
|constituent=amine, polygonic acid, tannin, gallic acid, and other acids, bitter principle,
|action=diuretic, carminative, stimulant, sudorific, antiseptic, haemostatic, vasoconstricting, detersive, rubefacient, slightly toxic, used as a uterine stimulant
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Polygonum persicaria
|family=Polygonaceae
|nameE=Peachwort&&Sanguinary&&Lady's thumb
|habitat=Europe
|partUsed=Herba Polygonii persicariae
|constituent=essential oil, wax, tannin, gallic acid, quercetin, pectin, mucilage, oxalic acid, sugar, phyrosterin,
|action=astringent, detersive, tonic
}}

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