| Stemona | |
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| Stemona japonica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Stemonaceae |
| Genus: | Stemona Lour. |
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Stemona is a genus of about 27 species of flowering plants in the family Stemonaceae, native to eastern and southeastern Asia and northern Australasia.
Stemona tuberosa (Chinese: 百部; pinyin: bǎi bù), is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. The herb has the ability to symptomatically halt coughing.[1]