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[[File:Fallopia multiflora leaf.jpg|thumb|right|''Kashuu'', ''Fallopia multiflora'']]
'''Fallopia multiflora''' is a synonym for Reynoutria multiflora. Moldenkealso called tuber fleeceflower, Chinese knotweed, and heshouwu, It is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae. It is native to central and southern China.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Atherosclerosis}}, {{Uses|Constipation}}, {{Uses|Fatigue}}, {{Uses|High cholesterol}}, {{Uses|Hair Healthfall}}, {{Uses|Rejuvenation}}, {{Uses|Sexual Vigourproblem}}, {{Uses|Detox the body}}, {{Uses|Lower cholesterol}}, {{Uses|blood Blood pressure}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|leavesLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootRoots}}.
==Chemical Composition==
chrysophanol(C15H10O4),emodin(C15H10O5),0.00735%,rhein(C15H8O6),0.00089%,lecithin(3.7%); 2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxystilene-2-O-beta-D-glucoside, C20H22O9, 1.2%.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|blade Blade ovate|3-7 × 2-5 cm, both surfaces glabrous or abaxially papillate along veins, base cordate or subcordate, margin entire, apex acuminate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|Pedicel 2-3 mm|white White or greenish|obliqueOblique, glabrous. Inflorescence terminal or axillary|flowering Flowering Jul-Nov}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong Oblong pod|6-7 mm in diam|stigmas Stigmas capitate. Achenes included in persistent perianth|seeds Seeds upto 8|fruiting Fruiting Jul-Nov}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Propagation of the he shou wu is carried out using the seed stocked from harvested plants, the root division method of cultivation is also used during the spring, and the plant is also propagated from stem cuttings during the summer months<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|tropicalTropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Caribbean Islands}}, {{Commonly seen|subtropical}}, {{Commonly seen|pinelands}}, {{Commonly seen|hammocksSubtropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Fallopia multiflora leaf.jpg |LeafPolygonumMultiflorum.jpg |FlowersPolygonummultiflorumrootdried.jpg|Dried root
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.mdidea.com/products/new/new04103.html "constituents"Constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=242321909 "charecteristics"Charecteristics]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.findyourfate.com/astrology/plants/climbers/foti-root.html "cultivation"Cultivation]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Polygonaceae]]
