- Stephania tetrandra
Taxobox
name = "Stephania tetandra"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Ranunculales
familia =Menispermaceae
genus = "Stephania"
species = "S. tetranda"
binomial = "Stephania tetranda"
binomial_authority =S. Moore [cite web|url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?402735 |title=Stephania tetrandra information from NPGS/GRIN |accessdate=2008-02-13 ]
synonyms ="Stephania tetrandra" is a species of
flowering plant in the familyMenispermaceae . It is aherbaceous perennialvine s growing to around 4 m tall, with a large, woodycaudex . The leaves are arranged spirally on the stem, and are peltate, with the leaf petiole attached near the centre of the leaf."Stephania tetrandra", is among the 50 fundamental herbs used in
traditional Chinese medicine , where it is called "han fang ji" (漢防己, "Chinese "fang ji"). Other plants named "fang ji" are sometimes substituted for it. Notable among these is "guan fang ji" (廣防己, "broad fang ji"), "Aristolochia fanchi ". This plant tends to contain toxic amounts ofaristolochic acid and can causerenal failure and even death; it is used in TCM only with great caution.ee also
*Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs
References
External links
* [http://images.google.com/images?as_q=%22Stephania+tetrandra%22&num=20&btnG=Google+Search&imgsafe=active Stephania tetranda (Google Images)]
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