Alangium chinense
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| Alangium chinense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Alangiaceae |
| Genus: | Alangium |
| Species: | A. chinense |
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| Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms[1] |
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Alangium chinense is a species of flowering plant in the Alangiaceae family. It has the Chinese name (Chinese: 八角枫; pinyin: bā jiǎo fēng)[2].
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[edit] Traditional uses
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine[3]. And, it is used to treat snakebite, used as a carminative. Moreover, it is used to increase circulation, as a contraceptive and a "hemostat", to treat numbness, rheumatism, and wounds[4].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Alangium chinense information from NPGS/GRIN". USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?2108. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ "Alangium chinense in Flora of China @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014707. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- ^ "Alangium chinense - Plants For A Future database report". Plants for a Future. June 2004. http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Alangium+chinense. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
- ^ "Ethnobotany Query". http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Alangium%20chinense. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
[edit] External links
- Alangium chinense (Google Images)
- Alangium chinense Ethnomedical Uses (Dr. Duke's Databases)
- Alangium chinense (Plants for a Future Database)
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