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[[File:PolygonumPersicara-plant-sm.jpg|thumb|right|''Persicaria maculosa'', ''Spotted lady's thumb'']]
'''Persicaria maculosa''' is an annual plant in the buckwheat family, Polygonaceae. It is widespread across Eurasia from Iceland south to Portugal and east to Japan. It is also present as an introduced and invasive species in North America, where it was first noted in the Great Lakes region in 1843 and has now spread through most of the continent.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Stomach pains}}, {{Uses|Gravel pains}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Poison ivy rash}}, {{Uses|Colds}}, {{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
==Chemical Composition==
It contains Phenolics, peptides, terpenoids, and sterolsetc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
