Flueggea suffruticosa

Flueggea suffruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a deciduous shrub that is widely distributed in Asia, America, Europe, and Africa.[2] It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name yī yè qiū (Chinese: 一叶秋).[3]

Flueggea suffruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Flueggea
Species:
F. suffruticosa
Binomial name
Flueggea suffruticosa
Synonyms
  • Pharnaceum suffruticosum Pall.
  • Securinega ramiflora Müll. Arg.
  • Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder[1]

Uses

Folk medicine

As one of the 50 fundamental herbs, it is a plant in traditional Chinese medicine. The twigs and leaves of F. suffruticosa are used for the treatment of lumbago, numbness of limb, and indigestion,[2] although there is no scientific evidence that it has any clinical effect.

Taxonomy

The genus Flueggea consists of 12[2]-16[4] species.

  • "Flueggea suffruticosa". Useful Tropical Plants.
  • "Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill". Catalog of Life.
  • "Securinega suffruticosa - (Pall.)Rehder". Plants for a Future.

References
  1. "Flueggea suffruticosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  2. Zhou, Li; Zhao, Bing-Xin; Jiang, Ren-Wang; Huang, Xiao-Jun; Wu, Zhen-Long; Wang, Ying; Ye, Wen-Cai (3 June 2014). "Securinega alkaloids from the fruits of Flueggea suffruticosa". Journal of Asian Natural Products Research. Informa UK Limited. 16 (6): 593–601. doi:10.1080/10286020.2014.930443. ISSN 1028-6020.
  3. "Securinega suffruticosa - Plants For A Future database report". Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
  4. "Flueggea suffruticosa (Pall.) Baill". Catalog of Life. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.