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Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari
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English Name |
Eagle’s Claw, Sixpetal Tailgrape, Sixpetal Eagleclaw, Climbing Yiang Yiang, Tail-grape, Hexapetalous Tailgrape |
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Latin name |
Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari |
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Family & Genus |
Annonaceae, Artabotrys |
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Description |
Climbing shrubs. Usually climbing on other things with hooked common peduncle. Leaves alternate; leaves papery, oblong or wide lanceolate, 6-16cm long, 2.5-6cm wide, apex acuminate or acute, base cuneate. 1-2 flowers, borne on woody hooked common peduncle, pale green or pale yellow, aromatic; calyx 3, green, ovate, ca. 8mm long; petals 6, 2 layers, oblong-lanceolate, 3-4.5cm long, near base contractive; stamens numerous, clingy, connective triangular; carpels numerous, oblong, each with 2 ovules, stigma linear-oblong. Fruits ovate, 2.5-4cm long, numerous. Flowering: May to August. Fruiting: May to December. |
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Distribution |
Mostly cultivated; rarely wild. Distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan and etc. |
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Part Used |
Medical part: root and fruits. Chinese name: roots: Yingzhaohuagen. Fruits:Yingzhaohuaguo. |
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Harvest & Processing |
Roots: excavated throughout the year, used fresh or sun-dried. Fruit: collected mature fruits in autumn, used fresh or sun-dried, powdered. |
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Chemistry |
Roots contain alkaloids. Seeds contain lignins, such as isoamericanin A, isoamericaninol A and americanin B, etc. |
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Pharmacology |
Anti-malaria. |
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Properties & Actions |
Root: bitter, cold. Fruits: pungent, little bitter, little cold.Fruit: clearing heat, detoxifying and dissipating stasis. |
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Indications & Usage |
Root: malaria. fruits: scrofula.Root: oral administration: decocting, 10-20g, taken 2 hours before malaria. Fruit: external: appropriate amount, smashed or powdered, mixed with yellow wine for application. |
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