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Herba Polygoni avicularis
Definition
Herba Polygoni avicularis consists of the whole or cut dried flowering
aerial parts of Polygonum aviculare L. (Polygonaceae) (1, 2).
Synonyms
Polygonum agreste Sumn., P. aphyllum Krock., P. araraticum Kom.,
P. arenastrum Boreau., P. heterophyllum Lindm., P. viviparum (3–6).
Selected vernacular names
Allseed nine-joints, armstrong, aviculaire, baekjeol, beggarweed, bian xu,
birdgrass, bird knotgrass, bird’s tongue, birdweed, bistorta centinodio,
bistorte aviculare, Blutkraut, centinode, centinodia, common knotgrass,
common knotweed, coreggiuola, cow grass, crawlgrass, chveulebrivi
matitela, devil’s grass, doejipool, doorweed, eunmadeup, gorets ptitsii,
harilik linnurohi, herba centumnodii, herba sanguinalis, herbe à cochon,
herbe aux panaris, herbe de renouée des oiseaux, herbe des St Innocents,
hogweed, höusegräs, hundred jointed, knicker, knot-grass, knotgrass
herb, knotweed, knot-weed, qush toron, laufrasen, madeupnamul, matgrass,
maura sūrene, ninety-knot, pig-rush, pigweed, pihatatar, pinkweed,
plattsaad, poligono, poligono degli uccelli, porcfu, prostrate knotweed,
rdesno ptaci, red robin, renouée des oiseaux, russischer knöterichtee, sanguinaire,
saugrss, saukraut, schweinegrass, schweinekruse, sekedeknä,
shabat el ghûl, sparrow tongue, sporiş, sporysz, stonegrass, swine’s grass,
swynel grass, tire-goret, traînasse, trampgrass, traniane, troscot, tungress,
vej-pileurt, vogelknöterich, vogelknöterichkraut, way grass, wegetred,
wegetritt, weggras, wegkruast, weidemannscher tee, Zerrgras (4, 6–18).
Geographical distribution
Widespread in the temperate zones throughout the world. A common
weed (3, 7, 9, 16, 20).
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