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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 Bắc Giang province, northern Vietnam.
 
The '''Vietnamese dangshen''' (''Codonopsis javanica'') is a perennial species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae. It is native to Vietnam as well as many other parts of Asia, where it grows in forests, meadows, and scrub.
 
In traditional Vietnamese and Chinese medicine, the root of ''Codonopsis pilosula'' (Vietnamese: đẳng sâm, Chinese: 党参/Dǎngshēn) is used as a medicinal herb. In Vietnam, ''Codonopsis javanica'' is also known as ''đảng sâm'', or as ''đảng sâm nam'' (southern dangshen) to differentiate the two species. Other local names include ''sâm dây'' (vine ginseng).
 
''C. javanica'' is distributed quite widely from the northern region to the southern central provinces of Vietnam such as Kon Tum, Lam Dong, Lao Cai, Lang Son, Lai Chau...  


==Uses==
==Uses==


''C. javanica'' and other Codonopsis species have been used to treat diabetes and other diseases. The extracts of C. javanica possess insecticidal action against tiger mosquitoes ''Aedes albopictus''.<ref>F. Macchioni, S. Carugini, F. Cecchi, T. Siciliano, A. Braca, P. Cioni, I. Morelli (2004), ''Aqueous extract of Codonopsis javanica against larval and pupal stages of Aedes albopictus [tiger mosquito]'', Ann. Fac. Medic. Veter. Pisa. (Italy), 57, pp.215-220</ref>
''Callerya speciosa'' is not a true ginseng (Panax ginseng or its close relative) but is consumed like gingseng.
 
According to a survey by Nguyen, et al. (2014), ''C. javanica'' is a traditional medicine plant used by the K’Ho people in the buffer zone of Chu Sang Sin, the national park in Vietnam. Nowadays, ''C. javanica'' has been used in high demand not only as medicine but
also as a daily food supplement. Due to overexploitation and deforestation, the reserves of medicinal plants are decreasing. For many years, ''C. javanica'' has been included in Vietnam’s Red Data Book and recognised as a priority target for conservation action.<ref>P.H. Nguyen, D.C. Luu, Q.B. Nguyen (2014), ''A survey of traditional medicinal plants used by K’ho people in the buffer zone of Chu Yang Sin national park, Vietnam'', Journal of Vietnamese Environment, 6(3), pp.276-280</ref>
 
Trinh Thi Huong et. al. evaluate that ''C. javanica'' adventitious root biomass contains alkaloid, carbohydrate, saponin, phenolic compounds, flavonoid, fixed oil, fats, gum, and mucilage. The adventitious root biomass presented polysaccharides (16.98%), polyphenol (1.876 mg GAE/g DW), and the IC50 value was 2.44 mg/ml. These results suggest ''C. javanica'' be a potential material source in traditional treatment against various diseases affecting humans and animals. <ref>Trinh Thi Huong et. al. (2021), ''Induction and evaluation of secondary metabolite and antioxidant activity in adventitious root of Codonopsis javanica'', Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, Volume 63 Issue 4</ref>


==References==
==References==


[[Category:Flora of Vietnam]] [[Category:Medicinal plants of Vietnam]]
[[Category:Flora of Vietnam]] [[Category:Medicinal plants of Vietnam]]

Revision as of 10:33, 23 March 2022

Mount Danh ginseng

Callerya speciosa
Order Fabales
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 Bắc Giang province, northern Vietnam.

Uses

Callerya speciosa is not a true ginseng (Panax ginseng or its close relative) but is consumed like gingseng.

References

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