Dipsacus japonicus




Family Dipsacaceae
Scientific name Dipsacus japonicus Miquel
Synonyms Dipascus lushanensis C. Y. Cheng & T. M. Ai; Dipascus tianmuensis C. Y. Cheng & Z. T. Yin
Common name (Japanese common name) nabe-na (ナベナ, 鍋菜 [meaning: pan weed])
(English common name) Japanese teasel
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Mountane or subalpine forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing ca. 1m tall. Flowers blue purple 2cm across, flowering in August to September. Winter annual plants.
Reference Dipsacus japonicus Miq.
Dipsacus japonicus Miq.
Crude drug compositions for treating or preventing arthritic diseases and the preparation process (US Patent 7074435/2006)
Use of polyglutamic acid or its salts (European Patent EP1602354/2008)
Cosmetic (Japanese Patent JP08165230/1996)
Cosmetic composition containing huhectant vegetable extract (Japanese Patent JP2000143437/2000)



September 2009
at subalpine forest
September 2009
at subalpine forest