The medicinal plants of Myanmar Author DeFilipps, Robert A. Deceased Author Krupnick, Gary A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-4826 Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, MRC- 166, Washington, DC, 20013 - 7012, USA krupnick@si.edu text PhytoKeys 2018 2018-06-28 102 1 341 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 1314-2003-102-1 AA226A35FFF8FFBC37621A40C2518C67 1306325 Persicaria chinensis (L.) H.Gross (= Polygonum chinense L.) Names. Myanmar : boktaung , wetkyein , maha-gar-kyan-sit. English : Chinese knotweed, Chinese smartweed. Range. North temperate. Found in China, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sikkim, Thailand, and Vietnam. In Myanmar found in Ayeyarwady, Bago, Kachin, Mandalay, and Yangon. Use. Whole plant : Used as an antiscorbutic. Note. Medicinal uses of this species in China are discussed in Duke and Ayensu (1985) . Reference. Nordal (1963) .