Alangium chinense
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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
- ^ a b c d "Alangium chinense information from NPGS/GRIN". USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ "Alangium chinense". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ 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) Template:Zh-hant Template:En icon
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