Flueggea suffruticosa
| Flueggea suffruticosa | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Flueggea |
| Species: | F. suffruticosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
Flueggea suffruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name yī yè qiū (Chinese: 一叶秋).[2]
Securinega suffruticosa contains the alkaloid securinine which has been regarded as a CNS stimulant since the 1960s, an was used to study other related effects on the CNS as a GABAA receptor antagonist in Russia and China.[3]
See also
- Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Flueggea suffruticosa information from NPGS/GRIN". Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "Securinega suffruticosa - Plants For A Future database report". Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ http://118.145.16.238/Jwk_zgyxen/EN/volumn/current.shtml