| Family |
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name |
Solidago virgaurea L. subsp. asiatica Kitamura |
| Synonyms |
Solidago japonica Kitamura; Solidago virgaurea L. var. asiatica Nakai |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) aki-no-kirin-sou [autumn giraffe weed] |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Philippines |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=18 |
| Description |
Plants electing 35-85cm. Leaves 7-9cm length, 1.5-5cm width. Flowers involucral
segments 4 lines, 5-5.5mm, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Solidago virgaurea L. |
| Process for preparation of .beta.-bourbonene (US Patent 4089764/1978) |
| Analgesic and inflammation-reducing medicament (US Patent 5376372/1994) |
| Devices and kits for immunological analysis (US Patent 5486452/1996) |
| Compositions with analgesic, antipyretic and antiinflammatory properties (US Patent 5908628/1999) |
| Process for the removal of undesired contaminations and/or residues contained in beverages or in vegetable preparation (US Patent 5906848/1999) |
| Process for the removal of undesired lipophilic contaminations and/or residues, which are contained in beverages or in vegetable preparations (US Patent 6024998/2000) |
| Pre-operative beverage composition and method of treatment (US Patent 6069131/2000) |
| Herbal chinese joint complex (US Patent 6350476/2002) |
| Preparation for oral administration (US Patent 7135198/2006) |
| Composition for preventing and treating type I allergy (US Patent 7211567/2007) |
