| Family |
Amaranthaceae |
| Scientific name |
Achyranthes fauriei H. Léveillé & Vaniot |
| Synonyms |
Achyranthes bidentata Blume var. tomentosa (Honda) Hara |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) hinata-inokodzuchi (ヒナタイノコヅチ or ヒナタイノコズチ, 日向猪子槌
[meaning: sunny place inokodzuchi (inokodzuchi = a kind of traditional
detoxicant weed)]) |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) China |
| Habitat |
Roadside |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=42 |
| Description |
Plants 40-90cm tall. Leaves 5-12cm long, hairy. Flowers 5 stamens, flowering
in August to September. Prennial plants. |
| Reference |
Achyranthes fauriei H. Lév. & Vaniot |
| Method for increasing yield of silkworm cocoons employing juvenile and moulting hormones (US Patent 3941879/1976) |
| Promotion of absorption of drugs administered through the alimentary system (US Patent 4501734/1985) |
| Hydrated lipidic lamellar phases or liposomes based on ecdysteroids (US Patent 5198225/1993) |
| Use of an ecdysteroid for the preparation of cosmetic or dermatological compositions intended, in particular, for strengthening the water barrier function of the skin or for the preparation of a skin cell culture medium, as well as to the compositions (US Patent 5609873/1997) |
| Blood flow amount-improving agent comprising steroid derivative and cosmetic using same (US Patent 5976515/1998) |
| Composition for preventing or treating periodontal diseases comprising extract from Achyranthis radix or Ulmus cortex (US Patent 6045800/2000) |
| Gene Any-RF; dormancy regulatory substance, process for producing the same and cell regulator for vital cells (US Patent 6894153/2005) |
