Biology:Wikstroemia indica
| Wikstroemia indica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Wikstroemia |
| Species: | W. indica
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| Binomial name | |
| Wikstroemia indica (L.) C.A.Mey.[1]
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Wikstroemia indica, also known as tie bush, Indian stringbush, bootlace bush, or small-leaf salago (Chinese: 了哥王; pinyin: liǎo gē wáng) is a small shrub with glossy leaves, small greenish-yellow flowers and toxic red fruits. It grows in forests and on rocky, shrubby slopes in central and southeastern China, Vietnam, India, Australia and the Philippines.[2][3]
Toxicity
W. indica is toxic[4] and the poisoning caused by W. indica leads to dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and diarrhea.[5]
Medicinal uses
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. As a traditional Chinese herb, this plant has long been employed as an antipyretic, detoxicant, expectorant, vermifuge, and abortifacient in clinical practice in China.[5]
Chemicals
An alcoholic extract of the plant was found to contain daphnoretin, chrysophanol, myricitrime and rutin.[6] The extract of W. indica displays antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities in vitro.[6]
Gallery
Botanical line drawing showing foliage and flowers. Plant labelled with obsolete name Daphne indica.
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References
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Wikstroemia indica | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2012-02-26 }}
- ↑ "Wikstroemia indica (Linnaeus) C. A. Meyer". eFlora. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242414627. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "Wikstroemia indica (L.) C. A. Mey". Hortus Camdenensis. http://hortuscamden.com/plants/view/wikstroemia-indica-l.-c.a.mey. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ Xie, W.Z. (1996). National Chinese Traditional Medicine Compilation. Beijing: China: People' s Publishing House. pp. 10–12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Li, Y.-M.; Zhu, L.; Jiang, J.-G.; Yang, L.; Wang, D.-Y. (2009). "Bioactive Components and Pharmacological Action of Wikstroemia indica (L.) C. A. Mey. and its Clinical Application". Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 10 (8): 743–752. doi:10.2174/138920109789978748. ISSN 1389-2010. PMID 19939213. http://benthamscience.com/cpb/sample/cpb10-8/0002G.pdf.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Chemical compositions extracted from Wikstroemia indica and their multiple activities". Pharm. Biol. 50 (2): 225–231. 2012. doi:10.3109/13880209.2011.596207. PMID 22235889.
Wikidata ☰ Q7999902 entry
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