Anemone chinensis

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Anemone chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Anemone
Species: A. chinensis
Binomial name
Anemone chinensis
Bunge[1]
Synonyms
  • Pulsatilla chinensis (Bunge) Regel[1]

Anemone chinensis is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. There it has the name bái tóu wēng[1] (白头翁).[2]

It has analgesic, antiinflammatory, antispasmodic, cardiotonic, hypnotic, and sedative properties.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Anemone chinensis information from NPGS/GRIN. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.. Retrieved on 2008-02-05.
  2. ^ a b Alangium chinense in Flora of China @ efloras.org. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.

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