Stemona tuberosa
Stemona tuberosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Pandanales |
Family: | Stemonaceae |
Genus: | Stemona |
Species: | S. tuberosa |
Binomial name | |
Stemona tuberosa Lour.[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Stemona tuberosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Stemonaceae. It is native to China, India, southeast Asia, and New Guinea.[2][3][4]
Traditional medicine
Stemona tuberosa (Chinese: 百部; pinyin: bǎi bù) is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. It can be used as a treatment for Pediculus capitus and Phthirus pubis typically with low skin irritation.[5]
Varieties
- accepted varieties[2]
- Stemona tuberosa var. minor (Hook.f.) C.E.C.Fisch. - India
- Stemona tuberosa var. moluccana (Blume) ined. - New Guinea, Maluku, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands
- Stemona tuberosa var. tuberosa - China, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, Maluku, Philippines, Lesser Sunda Islands
See also
- Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs
References
- ↑ "Stemona tuberosa information from NPGS/GRIN". Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Loureiro, João de. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis 2: 404 in Latin
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 71 大百部 da bai bu Stemona tuberosa Lour.
- ↑ Anthony C. Dweck. "A review of Wild Asparagus" (PDF). Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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