Yuthog Foundation for Tibetan Medicine

Medicinal Plants

Bistorta affinis (D.Don) Greene (Polygonum affine)

Description:

upto 30 cm, flowers pink, in large groups

Altitude:

3800- 4100, hier: 3980 m m (12,467 foot)

Location:

Slopes and depressions, wet and dry

Medical usage:

Lung disorders ass. with fever, flue, antiinflamatory P.: medically seldomly used. Polygonum viviparum is used much more frequently.

Used part:

Roots

Also present in the European alpine flora. Apparently an important medicine plant in Tibet. However no use in western herbal medicine has been reported to us so far.