Family | Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae) |
Scientific name | Sanicula chinensis Bunge |
Synonyms | Sanicula chinensis Hammer; Sanicula elata Miquel, non Hammer; Sanicula europaea L. subsp. chinensis (Bunge) Hultén; Sanicula europaea L. var. chinensis (Bunge) Diels; Sanicula kurilensis Pobedimova |
Common name | (Japanese common name) uma-no-mitsuba (ウマノミツバ, 馬三葉 [meaning: horse mitsuba = false mitsuba (mitsuba = Cryptotaenia japonica Hasskarl)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | n=4, 2n=8, 16 |
Description | Plants electing 40-90cm tall. Leaves 3 leaflets each 4-11cm long. Flowers white, flowering in July to September. Fruits ca. 5mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Sanicula chinensis Bunge |
Method and topical formulation for treating headaches (US Patent 20060165812) |
July 2007 at lowland forest |
July 2007 at lowland forest |
July 2007 at lowland forest |
July 2007 at lowland forest |
July 2007 at lowland forest |