Fo-ti

Also Known As: Fo-ti, Chinese Knotweed, Fallopia multiflora

Fallopia multiflora (Chinese Knotweed; Chinese: 何首乌; he shou wu) is a species of Fallopia native to central and southern China.

It is also known as polygonum multiflorum, and is predominantly referred to as such in Pubmed.

It is a herbaceous perennial vine growing to 2–4 m tall from a woody tuber. The leaves are 3–7 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, broad arrowhead-shaped, with an entire margin. The flowers are 6–7 mm diameter, white or greenish-white, produced on short, dense panicles up to 10–20 cm long in summer to mid autumn. The fruit is an achene 2.5–3 mm long.

It is also commonly used in chinese medicine acting as a MAOI for dimethyltryptamine (DMT) to other plants such as Mucuna, Banisteriopsis caapi (Which is often used in a tea brew called Ayahuasca), and Psychotria viridis.

Print this Page

All Treatments

Average Effectiveness

This is the Average effectiveness per ailment as reported by our participants (you).

Effectiveness:
  • 0 = No improvement or Worse
  • 1 = Slight improvement
  • 2 = Moderate Improvement
  • 3 = Significant Improvement
  • 4 = Cured

Order By

Type of Treatment

Date Range

Minimum Number of Users

Embed

Complete a survey on Fo-ti to help the CureCrowd community

If you have tried to treat this ailment, please complete the following form to help us better our data, and help guide people to the best possible treatments. CureCrowd is a public resource with absolutely no vested interest in the outcomes of our studies.