Chinese Herbs – La Liao (Herba Plygoni flaccidi)

La liao is also known as water pepper. The acrid, warm and toxic herb has been used in TCM to treat dysentery, diarrhea, digestive inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, vaginal bleeding, etc., as itcalms pain, gets rid of dampness, toxin and swelling and parasites , disperses blood stasis, etc., by enhancing the functions of spleen and large intestine channels

Ingredients

1. Oxalic acid

2. Dianthraquinone

3. Dianthrone

4. Flavonoids

5. Alkaloids,
6. Evaporating oil

7. Gallic acid

8. Tannin

9. Etc.

 

Health Benefits

1. Anti-inflammatory effects

In the study to exam the anti-inflammatory effects of 99% methanol extracts (Ph-ME) of Polygonum hydropiper found that Ph-ME exerts strong anti-inflammatory activity by suppressing Src/Syk/NF-κB and IRAK/AP-1/CREB pathways, which contribute to its major ethno-pharmacological role as an anti-gastritis remedy(1)

2. Etc.

 

Side Effects

1. Overdoses can cause toxicity

2. Do not use the herb in newborn, children or if you are pregnant or breast feeding with out first consult with your doctor or related field specialist

3. Etc.

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Sources

(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22182430