Eleutherococcus gracilistylus
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eleutherococcus gracilistylus, also known as Acanthopanax gracilistylus, is deciduous plant with dark blue berries.[1] It is considered a medicinal herb with significant effects.[2] A widely used Chinese plant,[2] it is in the family Araliaceae, and mainly grows at an altitude of around 3000 m. It is also found in Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province, China.[3] It is widely distributed in China and has been used as a life-saving medicine against severe cases of paralysis, arthritis and liver disease; several experiments were carried out in 2003.[4]
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Eleutherococcus gracilistylus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Araliaceae |
Genus: | Eleutherococcus |
Species: | E. gracilistylus |
Binomial name | |
Eleutherococcus gracilistylus (W.W.Sm.) S.Y.Hu | |
Synonyms | |
Acanthopanax gracilistylus W.W.Sm. |
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