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Useful Temperate Plants

Sigesbeckia glabrescens

(Makino) Makino

Asteraceae


The genus name is often spelled Siegesbeckia.

+ Synonyms

Sigesbeckia formosana Kitam.

Sigesbeckia orientalis glabrescens Makino

Sigesbeckia pubescens glabrescens (Makino) Vorosch.

Common Name:

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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 *  *
HabitAnnual
Height0.65 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

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[
1243
Title
CosIng
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.
].

Propagation

Seed -
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