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| October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Cirsium sieboldii Miquel |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kiseru-azami (キセルアザミ, 煙管薊 [meaning: tobacco pipe azami (azami = thistle)])，ma-azami (マアザミ, 真薊 [meaning: genuine azami]), sawa-azami (サワアザミ, 沢薊 [meaning: swamp azami]) |
| (English common name) Japanese thistle | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Swamp |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants 50-100cm tall. Leaves 15-50cm long. Flowers involucres ca. 2-3cm wide, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Lipolysis acceleration method (US Patent 5698199/1997) |
| Process for producing plant extract containing plant powder (European Patent EP1407679/2005) |
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October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
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| October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
October 2008 at Okayama Prefectural Nature Conservation Center |
