Herbal Fo-ti

Fo-ti comes from the dried or cured root of a twining vine in the knotweed family and is found all through  China. Fo-Ti is used to treat premature aging, weakness, vaginal discharges, numerous infectious diseases, angina pectoris, and impotence.

In Traditional Chinese medicine the dried Fo-Ti root and the cured root are actually though of as  two different herbs.

The unprocessed root is used to:

• relax the bowels
• detoxify the blood

The processed root is used to:

• strengthen the blood
• invigorate the liver
• invigorate the kidneys
• enhance longevity
• increase energy
• promote fertility
• low back pain
• angina pectoris

Common misspelling of Fo-ti – fotie photi fotia he-show-wu