Vietnamese dangshen
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Vietnamese dangshen | |
| Order | Asterales |
|---|---|
| Family | Campanulaceae |
| Genus | Codonopsis |
| Scientific name (Species) |
Codonopsis javanica (Blume) Hook.f. & Thomson, 1855 |
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 đẳng sâm, or as đẳng 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
C. javanica and other Codonopsis species have been used to treat diabetes and other diseases. The extracts of C. javanica possess insecticidal action against Aedes albopictus.[1]
References
- ↑ 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