血三七

Chinese
blood notoginseng
trad. (血三七) 血 三七
simp. #(血三七) 血 三七

Pronunciation

Noun

血三七

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica, syn. Polygonum cuspidatum, an herb used as a natural laxative)

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 虎杖 (“Japanese knotweed”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 虎杖
Taxonomic name 虎杖
Mandarin Taiwan 虎杖
Cantonese Hong Kong 虎杖
Gan Lichuan 酸梗
Southern Min Xiamen 血三七
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