Persicaria decipiens. Tūtunāwai. Swamp willow weed.
Previous names
Polygonum decipiens, Polygonum prostratum, Polygonum serrulatum, Polygonum salicifolium
Māori names
Common names
Medicinal
Roots - with wī (tussock grass), in recipe for decoction taken internally for rheumatic pains.(O"Carroll 1884)
Chemistry and related pharmacology discussed in Brooker, Cambie and Cooper 1987
See also Riley 1994 for information on medicinal uses of related plants elsewhere in the world.
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28 May 2007
9 June 2020