Anthriscus sylvestris




Family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffmann
Synonyms Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffmann subsp. aemula (Woronow) Kitamura; Anthriscus aemula auct., non (Woronow) Schischkin; Anthriscus yunnanensis W. W. Smith; Chaerefolium sylvestre (L.) Schinz & Thellung; Chaerophyllum sylvestre L.; Myrrhis chaerophylloides Hance; Oreochorte yunnanensis (W. W. Smith) Koso-Poljansky
Common name (Japanese common name) shaku (シャク, 杓 [meaning of shaku is not clear]), ko-shaku (コシャク, 小杓 [small shaku])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Eastern Europe
Habitat (Hokkaido) forest, field; (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) mountain
Chromosomal number 2n=16
Description Plants electing 70-140cm tall. Flowers white, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm.
Anthriscus sylvestris (Linnaeus) Hoffmann
Use of hederagenin 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl((1->2)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl(1->4)]-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside or an extract from Pulsatillae radix containing the same as a therapeutic agent for solid tumors (European Patent EP1388542/2007)
Syntheses of podophyllotoxin from desoxypodophyllotoxin (WIPO Patent WO/2004/099216)
Medicine/food composition (Japanese Patent JP10158187/1998)



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
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May 2008
at Hokkaido University
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May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden