- Sambucus javanica
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Chinese Elder Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Dipsacales Family: Adoxaceae Genus: Sambucus Species: S. javanica Binomial name Sambucus javanica
Reinw. ex Blume[1]Sambucus javanica (Chinese Elder) is a species of Elderberry in the family Adoxaceae native to tropical Asia. It is found naturally in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia (in Sabah), the Philippines, southern Thailand, and Vietnam.[2]
Parts of the plant are used locally, variously as analgesics, blood purifiers, bowel and bladder stimulants, or even for poison. It is also believed to be an aid against numbness, rheumatism, spasms, swelling, and trauma, as well as for general bone and circulatory health.[3]
References
- ^ This species was first named and described in Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 13: 657. 1826 "Plant Name Details for Sambucus javanica". IPNI. http://www.ipni.org:80/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=149339-1. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ GRIN (November 18, 2010). "Sambucus javanica information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?32990. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ James A. Duke. "Sambucus javanica (CAPRIFOLIACEAE)". Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Sambucus%20javanica. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
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