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Useful Temperate Plants

Litsea pungens

Hemsl.

Lauraceae

+ Synonyms

Litsea kangdingensis H.S.Kung

Common Name:

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General Information

Litsea pungens is a small, deciduous tree growing around 3 - 10 metres 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.
].
The plant is a commercial source of oil and essential oil and is harvested from the wild for this purpose and also for local medicinal use.
Litsea pungens has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019)[
338
Title
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://www.iucnredlist.org/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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.

Range

E. Asia - central and southern China, Myanmar

Habitat

Streamsides, weed-tree forests or forest margins on sunny slopes; at elevations from 800 - 2,300 metres[
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.
].

Properties

Conservation StatusLeast Concern
Medicinal Rating *  *
Other Uses Rating *  *  *
HabitDeciduous Tree
Height7.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

An essential oil obtained from the fruits is used as a food flavouring and source of vitamin A[
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.
].

Medicinal

The fruits and leaves are used for strengthening the spleen, as well as for treating dyspepsia, diarrhoea, and sunstroke[
2009
Title
The genus Litsea in traditional Chinese medicine: An ethnomedical, phytochemical and pharmacological review
Publication
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 164, 22 April 2015, Pages 256-264
Author
Kong, D.-G., et al.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.02.020
Publisher
 
Year
2015
ISBN
0378-8741
Description
 
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Externally they are used for treating sores[
2009
Title
The genus Litsea in traditional Chinese medicine: An ethnomedical, phytochemical and pharmacological review
Publication
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 164, 22 April 2015, Pages 256-264
Author
Kong, D.-G., et al.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.02.020
Publisher
 
Year
2015
ISBN
0378-8741
Description
 
].

The stems are used for treating stomach distension[
2009
Title
The genus Litsea in traditional Chinese medicine: An ethnomedical, phytochemical and pharmacological review
Publication
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 164, 22 April 2015, Pages 256-264
Author
Kong, D.-G., et al.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.02.020
Publisher
 
Year
2015
ISBN
0378-8741
Description
 
].

The roots are used for relieving pain, treating stomachache and arthralgia[
2009
Title
The genus Litsea in traditional Chinese medicine: An ethnomedical, phytochemical and pharmacological review
Publication
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 164, 22 April 2015, Pages 256-264
Author
Kong, D.-G., et al.
Website
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.02.020
Publisher
 
Year
2015
ISBN
0378-8741
Description
 
].

Other Uses

The fruit contains an essential oil (dry fruit 2% - 6%, fresh fruit 3% - 4%). Its main ingredients are citral (60% - 90%) and geraniol (5% - 19%). The oil is used in foods and cosmetics and is also widely used as a component of high-grade spices, vitamin A, and ionone[
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.
].

The seeds contain around 48% of a fixed oil, which may be used in industry and for making soap[
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.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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