Fallopia multiflora seed
LATIN NAME: Fallopia multiflora
COMMON NAME: Fo-ti
The fo-ti is the climbing vine of the old walls, and the small, white flowers open in the fine clusters through the late summer. The vigorous, twining, perennial vine carries the heart-shaped, pointed leaves and the small, white or greenish flowers in the axillary clusters through the late summer, to be followed by the small, three-winged fruits. The roots have a very long record in the old practice of the warm East as the tonic of the hair and the vitality, and the vine is a fine, historic presence of the old wall and the study collection. It is a plant of the open, sunny to partly shaded, deep, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The fo-ti is a historic subject of the plant science, and the white clusters keep showing up in the work on the old tonic herbs. The chemistry of the roots, which have a very long record in the old practice of the warm East, has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the traditional tonic herbs, the climbing knotweeds and the members of the knotweed family. The heart-shaped leaves and the vigorous, twining habit have also made it a fine study vine, and the fo-ti is a regular subject of the work on the old vines of the East.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The fo-ti is a fine, historic vine of the old wall and the study collection. The small, white flowers open in the fine clusters through the late summer, and the roots have a very long record in the old practice of the warm East as the tonic of the hair and the vitality. The heart-shaped leaves make the fine, dense cover of the old wall, the fence and the trellis, and the vine is one of the fine choices for the climbing cover, the traditional herb collection and the study planting. It has been written about in the herbal and the botanical papers for the old tonic record and the fine white clusters, and it is a fine, historic plant of the open, sunny to partly shaded, deep, moist, well-drained garden.
In the cool gardens the top growth dies back in the winter and the root stock comes again in the spring.
To grow the fo-ti from seed, sow the small, brown seeds a centimetre down in a tray of moist, free-draining soil, keep the tray in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then set the young plants out against the wall or the fence. The seedlings are up within a few weeks and grow on fast. With the sun or the light shade and the deep, moist, well-drained ground, the vine will climb through the summer.
Latin Name:Fallopia multiflora
Common Names:Polygonum multiflorum, Chinese Knotweed, Climbing Knotweed, Flowery Knotweed, He-Shou-Wu, Kashuu
Properties:Astringent, demulcent, tonic.
Uses:Atherosclerosis, Constipation, Fatigue, High cholesterol, Hair Health, Rejuvenation, Sexual Vigour, Detox the body, Lower cholesterol and blood pressure
Indicated for:
Blood deficiency, premature graying of the hair, nerve damage, wind rash, eczema, sores, carbuncles, goiter, scrofula and inflammation of lymph nodes and heat toxicity. Immune boosting.
Some people who are sensitive to fo-ti may develop a skin rash. Very high doses may cause numbness in the arms or legs.