Achillea ptarmicoides




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Achillea ptarmicoides Maximovicz
Synonyms Achillea alpina L. subsp. camtschatica (Heimerl) Kitamura; Achillea alpina L. var. camtschatica (Heimerl) Kitamura; Achillea alpina L. var. discoidea (Regel) Kitamura; Achillea camtschatica (Heimerl) Botschantzev; Achillea sibirica Ledebour subsp. camtschatica Heimerl; Achillea sibirica Ledebour subsp. ptarmicoides (Maximovicz) Heimerl; Achillea sibirica Ledebour var. camtschatica (Heimerl) Ohwi; Achillea sibirica Ledebour var. discoidea Regel; Achillea sibirica Ledebour var. ptarmicoides (Maximovicz) Makino; Achillea speciosa de Candolle; Ptarmica camtschatica (Heimerl) Komarov; Ptarmica ptarmicoides (Maximovicz) Voroshilov
Common name (Japanese common name) yama-nokogiri-sou (ヤマノコギリソウ, 山鋸草 [meaning: mountain saw weed]), shumushu-nokigiri-sou (シュムシュノコギリソウ, 占守鋸草 [meaning: Shumshu Island saw weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Vietnam
Habitat Subalpine or mountane fields
Chromosomal number 2n=36
Description Plants electing 50-100cm tall. Leaves 8cm long, 1cm wide. Flowers involucres ca. 1cm, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Achillea ptarmicoides Maxim.
Compositae of Southeast Asia and Himalayas I
Anti-inflammatory and infection protective effects of sesamin-based lignans (US Patent 5762935/1998)
Antimicrobial cosmetic compositions (US Patent 6114377/2000)
Antidiabetic external skin application composition (US Patent 6174543/2001)
Plant enzymes for bioconversion (US Patent 7214507/2007)
Topical treatment for dyshidrosis (pompholyx) and dry skin disorders (US Patent 7357950/2008)



August 2006
at high marsh
August 2006
at high marsh
August 2006
at high marsh