Glehnia
| Glehnia littoralis | |
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| 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 is a genus in the carrot family, Apiaceae, with one species, Glehnia littoralis,[1] known by several common names including beach silvertop and American silvertop in English, and bei sha shen (Chinese: 北沙參) and shan hu cai (Chinese: 珊瑚菜) 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. 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. JSTOR 2398977.
- ↑ "White Flowers". Netarts Bay Today http://netartsbaytoday.org. Retrieved 19 November 2009. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Li, G.Q. et al. Fitoterapia (2008) 79: pp. 238- 239