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Glehnia
| Glehnia littoralis | |
|---|---|
| File:Glehnia littoralis.jpg | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Tribe: | Selineae |
| Genus: | Glehnia F.Schmidt |
| Species: | G. littoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Glehnia littoralis F. Schmidt ex Miq. | |
Glehnia littoralis (in the monotypic genus Glehnia)[1] is a species of plant in the "carrot family", Apiaceae, known by several common names including beach silvertop and American silvertop in English, and bei sha shen (Script error) and shan hu cai (Script error) in Chinese. The genus was named after Russian botanist Peter von Glehn.[2]
Distribution
It is native to eastern Asia, particularly eastern China, Japan, and far-eastern Russia, and western North America from Alaska to northern California.
Characteristics
It is a long-taprooted plant forming a basal patch of leaves, with each leaf made up of several rounded, lobular segments. It reaches a maximum height exceeding half a meter and its erect stem is topped with an umbel of carrotlike white flowers.
Medicinal uses
The plant is perhaps best known as a Chinese herbal remedy for cough.[citation needed] It contents naphthisoxazole A:[3]
References
- ↑ Wu Zhengyi (1983). "On the significance of Pacific intercontinental discontinuity". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 70 (4): 577–590.
- ↑ "White Flowers". Netarts Bay Today http://netartsbaytoday.org. http://netartsbaytoday.org/html/white_flowers.html. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
- ↑ Li, G.Q. et al. Fitoterapia (2008) 79: pp. 238- 239
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