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'''Callerya speciosa''', belonging to the genus Callerya in the Fabaceae family, is a medicinal shrub plant native to southern China and northern Vietnam, and is distributed at 200–1700 m above sea level in open places and sparse woodlands. In Vietnam, it is popularly known as ''sâm nam núi Dành'' (southern ginseng of Mount Dành) despite its official Vietnamese name of ''cát sâm''. | '''Callerya speciosa''', belonging to the genus Callerya in the Fabaceae family, is a medicinal shrub plant native to southern China and northern Vietnam, and is distributed at 200–1700 m above sea level in open places and sparse woodlands. In Vietnam, it is popularly known as ''sâm nam núi Dành'' (southern ginseng of Mount Dành) despite its official Vietnamese name of ''cát sâm''. Mount ''Dành'' is a mountain in the province of Bắc Giang, northern Vietnam. | ||
==Uses== | |||
''Callerya speciosa'' is not a true ginseng (like ''Panax ginseng'' or its close relative) but its roots are consumed just like gingseng. The tuberous roots are used to make a tonic wine and as medicinal herbs in traditional medicines. ''Mount Danh ginseng'' gained its popularity during the ruling period of King Tự Đức, a king of Vietnam's Nguyen Dynasty. At that time, his mother became ill, which leads to the blindness in both her eyes. She couldn't be cured in many places, but thanks to the consumption of ''Mount Danh ginseng'', her eyesight wass regained. Every year, ''Mount Danh ginseng'' is then harvested and offered to the royal courtyard. | |||
' | In 2012, a scientific project by Vietnam's Institute of Agricultural Genetics was carried out in Bắc Giang province. The research shows that the main group of substances in Mount Danh Ginseng are saponins, flavonoids (anti-aging active ingredients), organic acids, and amino acids... The saponin content of Mount Danh Ginseng is equivalent to Korean ginseng (''Panax ginseng'') and only behind Ngoc Linh ginseng (''Panax vietnamensis'').<ref>(Vietnamese) Đồng Thị Kim Cúc, ''Nghiên cứu, đánh giá, bảo tồn nguồn gen cây Sâm Nam Núi Dành phân bố trên địa bàn tỉnh Bắc Giang'', 2018</ref> | ||
==Cultivation== | |||
In 1970s, ''C. speciosa'' was overexploited and thought to be extinct. But the species is conserved by some local residents near Mt. Danh. | |||
Since 2010, the species has been cultivated, first for conservative then commercial purposes. In 2017, ''Mount Danh Ginseng'' was enlisted for intellectual property protection (IP rights) by the National Office of Intellectual Property. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Flora of Vietnam]] [[Category:Medicinal plants of Vietnam]] | [[Category:Flora of Vietnam]] [[Category:Medicinal plants of Vietnam]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:17, 23 March 2022
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Callerya speciosa | |
| Order | Fabales |
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| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Callerya |
| Scientific name (Species) |
Callerya speciosa Champ. ex Benth. 1852 |
Callerya speciosa, belonging to the genus Callerya in the Fabaceae family, is a medicinal shrub plant native to southern China and northern Vietnam, and is distributed at 200–1700 m above sea level in open places and sparse woodlands. In Vietnam, it is popularly known as sâm nam núi Dành (southern ginseng of Mount Dành) despite its official Vietnamese name of cát sâm. Mount Dành is a mountain in the province of Bắc Giang, northern Vietnam.
Uses
Callerya speciosa is not a true ginseng (like Panax ginseng or its close relative) but its roots are consumed just like gingseng. The tuberous roots are used to make a tonic wine and as medicinal herbs in traditional medicines. Mount Danh ginseng gained its popularity during the ruling period of King Tự Đức, a king of Vietnam's Nguyen Dynasty. At that time, his mother became ill, which leads to the blindness in both her eyes. She couldn't be cured in many places, but thanks to the consumption of Mount Danh ginseng, her eyesight wass regained. Every year, Mount Danh ginseng is then harvested and offered to the royal courtyard.
In 2012, a scientific project by Vietnam's Institute of Agricultural Genetics was carried out in Bắc Giang province. The research shows that the main group of substances in Mount Danh Ginseng are saponins, flavonoids (anti-aging active ingredients), organic acids, and amino acids... The saponin content of Mount Danh Ginseng is equivalent to Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) and only behind Ngoc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis).[1]
Cultivation
In 1970s, C. speciosa was overexploited and thought to be extinct. But the species is conserved by some local residents near Mt. Danh.
Since 2010, the species has been cultivated, first for conservative then commercial purposes. In 2017, Mount Danh Ginseng was enlisted for intellectual property protection (IP rights) by the National Office of Intellectual Property.
References
- ↑ (Vietnamese) Đồng Thị Kim Cúc, Nghiên cứu, đánh giá, bảo tồn nguồn gen cây Sâm Nam Núi Dành phân bố trên địa bàn tỉnh Bắc Giang, 2018