Family | Valerianceae |
Scientific name | Patrinia sibirica (L.) Jussieu |
Synonyms | Valeriana ruthenica Willdenow; Valeriana sibirica L. |
Common name | (Japanese common name) takane ominaeshi (タカネオミナエシ, 高嶺女郎花 [meaning: high mountain prostitute flower]), chishima kin-rei ka (チシマキンレイカ, 千島金鈴花 [meaning: Kuril Islands golden bells flower]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido |
(Other nations) Russia, China, Mongolia | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 (2x), 44 (4x) |
Description | Plants 5-17cm tall. Flowers yellow 7-8mm across, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Patrinia sibirica (L.) Juss. |
Pharmaceutical composition containing a mixed extract of Phellodendron amurense RUPRECHT cortex and Patrinia scabiosaefolia FISCH. for treatment of hepatitis C (US Patent 6113909/2000) | |
Composition for treatment of B-type hepatitis and liver cirrhosis (WIPO Patent WO/2001/082941) |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |