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Aster tongolensis

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Aster tongolensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aster
Species:
A. tongolensis
Binomial name
Aster tongolensis
Franch.

Aster tongolensis, commonly called East Indies aster, is a plant species of the genus Aster.[1][2] Along with Aster souliei, it has been used in traditional Tibetan medicine for thousands of years as treatment for bronchitis, difficulty in urinating, and hemoptysis caused by tuberculosis.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Tan, R. X.; Wang, W. Z.; Wu, S. X.; Yang, L. (September 1995). "NMR assignments and absolute configuration of kauranoids". Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry. 33 (9): 749–754. doi:10.1002/mrc.1260330911. ISSN 0749-1581. S2CID 98236649.
  2. ^ Picton, Paul; Picton, Helen (2015). The Plant Lover's Guide to Asters. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-60469-518-2. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ Wang, Junjun; Zhao, Riza; Su, Xueyan; Amu, Hamamozhi; Zhang, Zhifeng (2022-03-04). "The complete chloroplast genome sequences of Aster souliei Franch and Aster tongolensis Franch (Asteraceae)". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 7 (3): 523–524. doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2054375. PMC 8956299. PMID 35342796.