Fallopia multiflora

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Reynoutria multiflora
• Fallopia multiflora
• Helxine multiflorum
• Pleuropterus cordatus
• Fallopia multiflora var. hypoleuca
• Bilderdykia multiflora
• Aconogonon hypoleucum
• Reynoutria multiflora var. hypoleuca
• Fagopyrum multiflorum
• Polygonum multiflorum var. hypoleucum
• Polygonum multiflorum
• Polygonum hypoleucum

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further classified under the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Caryophyllales. Finally, it is a member of the family Polygonaceae and falls under the genus Pleuropterus.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical distribution across several distinct regions. In the Caucasus, it can be found specifically within the Transcaucasus area. Its presence in China is widespread, spanning from the North-Central regions to the Southeast. Furthermore, the species is documented in the South-Central parts of China. Finally, its range extends southward to include the island of Hainan.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Pleuropterus multiflorus has 4 reported plant parts identified across 19 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, leaf, rhizome, stem.

Root

1. Applied biosciences
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Planta medica
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Leaf

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
2. Heliyon
3. Planta medica

Rhizome

1. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Stem

1. Planta medica

Chemicals

Pleuropterus multiflorus has 125 reported phytochemicals identified across 19 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include emodin, Physcion, Anthraquinones, Gallic acid, Flavonoids.

emodin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Planta medica
5. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Physcion

1. Dr. Duke
2. Chemical research in toxicology
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Frontiers in plant science
5. Frontiers in pharmacology

Anthraquinones

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
4. Scientific data
5. Journal of AOAC International

Gallic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Frontiers in pharmacology
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Journal of chromatography. A

Flavonoids

1. Applied microbiology and biotechnology
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. Heliyon
4. Planta medica

Rhein

1. Dr. Duke
2. Toxicology letters
3. Pharmacognosy magazine
4. Journal of chromatography. A

TSG

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. BioMed research international
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
4. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

ANTHRAQUINONE

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Pharmacognosy magazine
3. Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies

Stilbenes

1. Applied microbiology and biotechnology
2. Frontiers in plant science
3. Heliyon

ARSENIC

1. Dr. Duke
2. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Activities

Pleuropterus multiflorus has 454 reported activities identified across 19 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Anticancer, Antioxidant, Estrogenic, Hepatoprotective, Antimicrobial.

Anticancer

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. International journal of molecular medicine
5. Archiv der Pharmazie

Antioxidant

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Protoplasma
5. Neurochemistry international

Estrogenic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Environmental toxicology and pharmacology
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Hepatoprotective

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Scientific data
4. Archiv der Pharmazie

Antimicrobial

1. Phytotherapy research : PTR
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Archiv der Pharmazie

Neuroprotective

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
3. Archiv der Pharmazie

Antiinflammatory

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Antiosteoporotic

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antiviral

1. Dr. Duke
2. Archiv der Pharmazie

Cardioprotective

1. Dr. Duke
2. Archiv der Pharmazie

Conditions

Pleuropterus multiflorus has 2 reported investigations on conditions identified across 19 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include amnesia, lung cancer.

Amnesia

1. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Lung cancer

1. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Preparations

Pleuropterus multiflorus has 44 reported preparations identified across 19 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Polygonum multiflorum extract, hairy roots, 70% EtOH extracts, Fresh (raw) Heshouwu, Heshouwu.

Polygonum multiflorum extract

1. Journal of chromatography. A
2. Drug development and industrial pharmacy

Hairy roots

1. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
2. Pharmacognosy magazine

70% etoh extracts

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Fresh (raw) heshouwu

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Heshouwu

1. Frontiers of medicine

Meoh extract of the dried root tubers

1. Journal of natural products

Pmc-12

1. Neuroscience letters

Pme

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Rhizome extract

1. Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity

Zishen yutai pill

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica