Biology:Ligusticum striatum
Ligusticum striatum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Ligusticum |
Species: | L. striatum
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Binomial name | |
Ligusticum striatum | |
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Ligusticum striatum (syn. L. wallichii) is a flowering plant native to India , Kashmir, and Nepal[2] in the carrot family best known for its use in traditional Chinese medicine where it is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs.[3] It is known by the common name Szechuan Lovage. It contains the phytoprogestogens 3,8-dihydrodiligustilide and riligustilide.[4]
Uses
Along with Ligusticum wallichii, L. striatum is one of the possible herbs used to make the Chinese Traditional Medicine Chuānxiōng (Chinese: 川芎)
It is used in China, with portions of other plants and herbs (such as monkshood and Rosa banksiae) to make a liniment to treat a painful swelling of the joints.[5]
It can be used to treat ischemic strokes, improve brain microcirculation and inhibit thrombus formation and platelet aggregation.[6]
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2343930.
- ↑ "Ligusticum striatum de Candolle". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242329472.
- ↑ "Ligusticum wallichii - Plants For A Future database report". http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ligusticum+wallichii.
- ↑ "Dimeric progestins from rhizomes of Ligusticum chuanxiong". Phytochemistry 67 (7): 728–34. 2006. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2006.01.024. PMID 16516938.
- ↑ "It is a kind of to be used to treat liniment of painful swelling of joints and preparation method thereof" (in en). 15 July 2017. https://patents.google.com/patent/CN107349268A/en.
- ↑ "Ischemic Stroke Treated With Ligusticum Chuanxiong". Chin Med J (Engl) 10 (105): 870–3. 1992. PMID 1291208. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1291208/. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q15583445 entry
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