Lindera obtusiloba
| Japanese spicebush | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Lindera |
| Species: | L. obtusiloba |
| Binomial name | |
| Lindera obtusiloba Blume | |
Lindera obtusiloba is a species of flowering plant in the Lauraceae family, native to China, Korea and Japan. It is a spreading deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m (20 ft) tall and wide, with glossy aromatic leaves and deep yellow flowers which appear in spring before the leaves.[1] Juvenile leaves are lobed (as the name suggests) and are deep purple. The leaves often turn yellow in autumn.
Closeup of trunks.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
Uses
A Lindera obtusiloba water extract inhibited mast-cell-derived allergic inflammation in vitro and vivo, suggesting it may have possible uses in allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, asthma and atopic dermatitis.[3]
The plant contains the anti-histamine compound koaburaside.
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Lindera obtusiloba". Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ↑ Suh WM, Park SB, Lee S, Kim HH, Suk K, Son JH, Kwon TK, Choi HG, Lee SH, Kim SH.,"Suppression of mast-cell-mediated allergic inflammation by Lindera obtusiloba." Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2011 Feb;236(2):240-6
External links
- Dong Wook Lim, Mi-Sook Lee, Song Her, Suengmok Cho, Chang-Ho Lee, In-Ho Kim & Daeseok Han (2016). "Antidepressant-like effects of Lindera obtusiloba extracts on the immobility behavior of rats in the forced swim test". Molecules. 21 (3): 277. PMID 26927055. doi:10.3390/molecules21030277.