Glehnia

Glehnia is a genus in the carrot family, Apiaceae, with one species, Glehnia littoralis,[1] known by several common names including beach silvertop and American silvertop in English, and bei sha shen (Chinese: 北沙參) and shan hu cai (Chinese: 珊瑚菜) in Chinese. The genus was named after Russian botanist Peter von Glehn.[2]

This article is about the plant in the genus Glehnia. For the medicinal herb, see Saposhnikovia divaricata. For other uses, see Bangpung (disambiguation).

Glehnia littoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Apiaceae
Tribe:
Selineae
Genus:
Glehnia

Species:
G. littoralis
Binomial name
Glehnia littoralis

Distribution

It is native to eastern Asia, particularly eastern China, Japan, and far-eastern Russia, and western North America from Alaska to northern California.

Characteristics

It is a long-taprooted plant forming a basal patch of leaves, with each leaf made up of several rounded, lobular segments. It reaches a maximum height exceeding half a meter and its erect stem is topped with an umbel of carrotlike white flowers.

Medicinal uses

The plant is perhaps best known as a Chinese herbal remedy for cough.[3] It contains naphthisoxazole A:[4]

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References
  1. Wu Zhengyi (1983). "On the significance of Pacific intercontinental discontinuity". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 70 (4): 577–590. JSTOR 2398977.
  2. "White Flowers". Netarts Bay Today http://netartsbaytoday.org. Retrieved 19 November 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. Tang, Weici and Eisenbrand, Gerhard Handbook of Chinese Medicinal Plants : Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, pub. Wiley-VCH 2011 ISBN 978-3-527-32226-8 Vol.1 pps. 599-600 Glehnia littoralis.
  4. Li G.Q.; et al. (2008). "A new isoxazol from Glehnia littoralis". Fitoterapia. 79: 238–239. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2008.01.002.


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