Alangium chinense

Taxobox


status =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Cornales
familia = Alangiaceae
genus = "Alangium"
species = "A. chinense"
binomial = "Alangium chinense"
binomial_authority = (Lour.) Harmscite web|url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?2108 |title=Alangium chinense information from NPGS/GRIN |accessdate=2008-02-04 |publisher=USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program]
synonyms =
* "Alangium begoniifolium" (Roxb.) Baill.
* "Marlea begoniifolia" Roxb.
* "Stylidium chinense" Lour.

"Alangium chinense" is a species of flowering plant in the Alangiaceae family. It has the Chinese name (zh-sp|s=|p=bā jiǎo fēng) [cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014707 |title=Alangium chinense in Flora of China @ efloras.org |accessdate=2008-02-14 ] .

Medicinal uses

It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine [cite web|url=http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Alangium+chinense |title=Alangium chinense - Plants For A Future database report |accessdate=2008-02-05 |date=June 2004 |publisher=Plants for a Future ] . 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 [cite web|url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Alangium%20chinense |title=Ethnobotany Query |accessdate=2008-02-14 ] .

ee also

*Chinese herbology

References

External links

* [http://images.google.com/images?as_q=%22Alangium+chinense%22&num=20&btnG=Google+Search&imgsafe=active "Alangium chinense" (Google Images)]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Alangium%20chinense "Alangium chinense" Ethnomedical Uses (Dr. Duke's Databases)]
* [http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Alangium+chinense "Alangium chinense" (Plants for a Future Database)]