Anemarrhena

Anemarrhena is a plant genus in family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It has only one species, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, native to China, Korea, and Mongolia.[1][2] Some authors have placed it in its own family, Anemarrhenaceae.[3]

Anemarrhena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Anemarrhena
Bunge
Species:
A. asphodeloides
Binomial name
Anemarrhena asphodeloides
Bunge

Traditional medicine

The plant name in China is zhi mu (知母, zhī mǔ)[4] and its rhizome is used in traditional Chinese medicine.[5]

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References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 208, 知母 zhi mu, Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans. 2: 140. 1833.
  3. Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae
  4. Banu, Jameela, Erika Varela, and Gabriel Fernandes. "Alternative Therapies For The Prevention And Treatment Of Osteoporosis." Nutrition Reviews 70.1 (2012): 22-40. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.
  5. Ya, Wang, Feng Fang, and Wang Zhe. "Determination Of Selected Elements In Aqueous Extractions Of A Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula By ICP-MS And FAAS: Evaluation Of Formula Rationality." Analytical Letters 43.6 (2010): 983-992. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.


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