Polygonum multiflorum Ho Shou Wu aka Fo-Ti, cured and powdered, from China. Fo-ti is applied directly to the skin for sores, carbuncles, skin eruptions, and itching. The extract is used as an ingredient in hair and skin care products.

Fo-ti is an herb. The processed (cured) root of the plant is used to make medicine.

Sold by the gram, $0.0926/g. Please bring or order a bag

MINIMUM ORDER IS 100g OR $5 WORTH and buy a bag or another suitable container (search JAR or BOTTLE on our website).

You can bring your own container if you are picking up. Please make sure that you bring bottles for liquids and wide-mouthed jars or bags for solids. Please make sure that the containers you bring are the right size. To use your container for oils, the bottle must be exactly the right size because I will be filling your order by volume. A 1000mL J jar, not a quart jar. In case of shorting due to metric versus imperial measures, I may fill your container right to the top, your measure might be short, or I may ask you to buy an extra container.

THIS IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE. Please consult with a licensed herbal or medical practitioner.

Fo-ti protects the heart and brain but misuse can damage the liver. Learn the benefits and side effects.

Fo-ti is used for treating tuberculosis that has spread to the lymph nodes, cancer, inflammation of the prostate (prostatitis), and constipation. It is also used as a liver and kidney “tonic”; as a blood and “vital essence” toner; and to fortify muscles, tendons, and bones. Fo-ti is also used for high cholesterol and other elevated blood fats, trouble sleeping (insomnia), limb numbness, lower back and knee soreness or weakness, premature graying, hair loss, and dizziness with ringing in the ears (tinnitus).

Fo-ti cured root might affect the levels of various chemicals in the body which have been suggested to have anti-aging effects.

Sun Jiao (Interaccoonale), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons