Chinese knotweed is used in traditional medicine to enhance sexual vitality and judging by the look of this particular specimen, it’s pretty effective.

Construction workers clearing a patch of the plant, enjoyed a good chuckle after pulling out a root that resembles a rather well-endowed gentleman in the nude.

The workers were preparing for the building of a new office block in Danyang, eastern China’s Province, when they dug out the human-shaped Chinese knotweed also known as fallopia multiflora.

Rude root: This cheeky piece of Chinese knotweed was discovered by workers clearing land for a new construction lot

Chuckle: The workers show off the root that looks just like a nude manThe root of the knotweed, weighing 3.5kg, looks just like a man, with four prominent limbs as well as the other requisite appendage.

The face and hair also bear more than a passing resemblance to that famous hapless Muppet lab technician, Beaker.

Chinese knotweed (He Shou Wu in Chinese) is one of the most popular and highly revered tonic herbs in Asian herbalism.

Properties: Chinese knotweed is one of the most popular and highly revered tonic herbs in Asian herbalism and sometimes used to enhance sexual vitality

The workers were preparing for the building of a new office block in Danyang, eastern China’s Province, when they dug out the human-shaped Chinese knotweed also known as fallopia multiflora

The face and hair also bear more than a passing resemblance to that famous hapless Muppet lab technician, Beaker

He Shou Wu is the prepared tuberous root of Polygonum multiflorum, a plant that grows in the mountains of central and southern China.

It has long been used in China for its rejuvenating and toning properties as it is understood to increase liver and kidney function and to cleanse the blood.

It is also used to treat insomnia, weak bones, constipation and atherosclerosis and can increase blood sugar levels and relieve muscle aches.
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