''Bistorta manshuriensis'' (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

: 범꼬리), Asian bistort, is an unresolved name for a proposed flowering plant species in the buckwheat family

Polygonaceae The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 ...

. It is a perennial herbaceous plant found in mountain valleys and lowlands in

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and

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. It grows well in sunny or slightly shaded places. It grows up to - .

Medicinal uses

The plant contains tannins and flavonoids. Their roots are used in Korean traditional medicine for treating diarrhoea and bleeding.

References

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