Sigesbeckia glabrescens
(Makino) Makino
Asteraceae
The genus name is often spelled Siegesbeckia.
Sigesbeckia formosana Kitam.
Sigesbeckia orientalis glabrescens Makino
Sigesbeckia pubescens glabrescens (Makino) Vorosch.
Common Name:
General Information
Sigesbeckia glabrescens is an annual plant growing 35 - 100cm 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, and is also used commercially as an ingredient of skin conditioners.
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 - eastern and southern China, Japan, Korea
Habitat
Roadsides, fields, thickets; at elevations from 300 - 2,500 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
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.65 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The aerial portion and roots of the plant have been used as a traditional medicine to treat rheumatic arthritis, asthma, paralysis and allergic disorders[
1244- Title
- A Novel Antibacterial Compound from Siegesbeckia glabrescens
- Publication
- Molecules 2012, 17, 12469-12477
- Author
- Young-Soo Kim; Hyungil Kim; Eunsun Jung; Jang-Hyun Kim; Wang
- Website
- doi:10.3390/molecules171112469
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1420-3049
- Description
-
].
Modern pharmacological research has shown that the extracts of the plant are antiallergic, antibacterial, antihypertensive, antiinflammatory, antioxidative and antitumor[
1244- Title
- A Novel Antibacterial Compound from Siegesbeckia glabrescens
- Publication
- Molecules 2012, 17, 12469-12477
- Author
- Young-Soo Kim; Hyungil Kim; Eunsun Jung; Jang-Hyun Kim; Wang
- Website
- doi:10.3390/molecules171112469
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 2012
- ISBN
- 1420-3049
- Description
-
].
Other Uses
An extract of the whole plant is used as an ingredient in skin conditioning creams[
].
Propagation
Seed -
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