Alangium chinense
| Alangium chinense | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Cornaceae |
| Genus: | Alangium |
| Species: | A. chinense |
| Binomial name | |
| Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Alangium chinense is a species of flowering plant in the Cornaceae family. It has the Chinese name (Chinese: 八角枫; pinyin: bā jiǎo fēng).[2]
Traditional uses
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.[3] In Hunan herbal medicine it is used for snake bites, circulation, contraception, hemostasis, numbness, poison, rheumatism, and wounds.[4]
Other uses
Oil extracted from the seed of the plant can be used to light lamps[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Alangium chinense information from NPGS/GRIN". USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ↑ "Alangium chinense". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden – via eFloras.org.
- ↑ "Alangium chinense - Plants For A Future database report". Plants for a Future. June 2004. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ↑ "Ethnobotany Query". Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ↑ Manandhar, Narayan (2002). Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press. Oregon. ISBN 0-88192-527-6.
External links
- Alangium chinense (Google Images)
- Alangium chinense Ethnomedical Uses (Dr. Duke's Databases)
- Alangium chinense (Plants for a Future Database)
- Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms Medicinal Plant Images Database (School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University) (traditional Chinese) (English)
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