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Useful Temperate Plants

Veronicastrum axillare

(Siebold & Zucc.) T.Yamaz.

Plantaginaceae

+ Synonyms

Botryopleuron axillare (Siebold & Zucc.) Hemsl.

Botryopleuron formosanum Masam.

Calorhabdos axillaris (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth. & Hook.f.

Calorhabdos simadai Masam.

Paederota axillaris Siebold & Zucc.

Common Name:

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General Information

Veronicastrum axillare is an evergreen perennial plant forming a cluster of slender, arching stems that root at the apex; it can grow 70 - 180cm tall[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
275
Title
Flora of Japan
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.foj.info
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

58
Title
Flora of Japan. (English translation)
Publication
 
Author
Ohwi. G.
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
Year
1965
ISBN
-
Description
The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader.
,
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
275
Title
Flora of Japan
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.foj.info
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource.

Range

E. Asia - southeast China, central and southern Japan

Habitat

Hillsides and gully edges[
147
Title
A Barefoot Doctors Manual.
Publication
 
Author
?
Publisher
Running Press; Philadelphica.
Year
1977
ISBN
0-914294-92-X
Description
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.
]. Forests, grasslands at forest margins, shaded places in valleys at low elevations[
266
Title
Flora of China
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
Publisher
Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
Year
1994
ISBN
 
Description
An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
]. Edges of evergreen forests in lowland areas[
275
Title
Flora of Japan
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.foj.info
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Perennial
Height1.20 m
PollinatorsInsects
Self-fertileYes
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Veronicastrum axillare is native to the warm temperate and subtropical regions of southern China, growing mainly in hardiness zones 9 - 10.
Easily grown in a moderately fertile moisture retentive well drained soil[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Prefers cool summers[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Prefers a sunny position[
188
Title
The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers
Publication
 
Author
Brickell. C.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.
Year
1990
ISBN
0-86318-386-7
Description
Excellent range of photographs, some cultivation details but very little information on plant uses.
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The whole plant is antiphlogistic and depurative[
147
Title
A Barefoot Doctors Manual.
Publication
 
Author
?
Publisher
Running Press; Philadelphica.
Year
1977
ISBN
0-914294-92-X
Description
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.
]. It stimulates blood circulation and tissue repair[
147
Title
A Barefoot Doctors Manual.
Publication
 
Author
?
Publisher
Running Press; Philadelphica.
Year
1977
ISBN
0-914294-92-X
Description
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.
]. A decoction is used internally to treat conditions such as epidemic mumps, ascites and pleural effusion[
147
Title
A Barefoot Doctors Manual.
Publication
 
Author
?
Publisher
Running Press; Philadelphica.
Year
1977
ISBN
0-914294-92-X
Description
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.
].
The plant can be crushed and applied externally, in the treatment of conditions such as infected boils, burns,etc; snake bites, traumatic injuries and rheumatoid arthralgia[
147
Title
A Barefoot Doctors Manual.
Publication
 
Author
?
Publisher
Running Press; Philadelphica.
Year
1977
ISBN
0-914294-92-X
Description
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.
,
1129
Title
Study on the antiulcer effects of Veronicastrum axillare on gastric ulcer in rats induced by ethanol based on tumor
Publication
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2013; 3(12): 925-930
Author
Yong Du, Weichun Zhao, Leilei Lu, Jiayan Zheng, Xishi Hu, Zh
Website
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/apjtb
Publisher
 
Year
2013
ISBN
10.1016/S2221-169
Description
A research paper into the antiinflammatory effects of Veronicastrum axillare
].

A water extract of the plant has been shown to have an antiinflammatory action that significantly ameliorated the gastric mucosal lesions induced by ethanol[
1129
Title
Study on the antiulcer effects of Veronicastrum axillare on gastric ulcer in rats induced by ethanol based on tumor
Publication
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2013; 3(12): 925-930
Author
Yong Du, Weichun Zhao, Leilei Lu, Jiayan Zheng, Xishi Hu, Zh
Website
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/apjtb
Publisher
 
Year
2013
ISBN
10.1016/S2221-169
Description
A research paper into the antiinflammatory effects of Veronicastrum axillare
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - sow autumn in a cold frame[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in autumn or spring[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
]. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is best to pot up smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame until they are growing away well. Plant them out in the summer or the following spring.
The stems of this species arch, the apex touching the ground and rooting to form a new plant[
275
Title
Flora of Japan
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.foj.info
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource.
].
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-03-29. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Veronicastrum+axillare>

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