Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Changes

Jump to: navigation, search

Codonopsis pilosula - Dangshen Bellflower

1,975 bytes added, 6 years ago
no edit summary
{{stub}}
 
[[File:Codonopsis pilosula flowers.jpg|thumb|right|''Codonopsis'']]
'''Codonopsis''' is a genus of [[Flowering plant]] in the family Campanulaceae. As currently recognized, Codonopsis includes two other groups sometimes separated as distinct genera, i.e. Campanumoea and Leptocodon. The enlarged genus Codonopsis is widespread across eastern, southern, central, and southeastern Asia, including China, Japan, the Russian Far East, Kazakhstan, the Indian Subcontinent, Iran, Indochina, Indonesia, etc.
== Uses =={{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. ==Chemical Composition==Codonopilates A-C, a group of triterpenyl esters isolated from a CHCl3 fraction, 24-methylenecycloartanyl linolate and 24-methylenecycloartan-3-ol, structurally similar to Codonopilates<ref name="chemical composition"/>
*C. pilosula is an important medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine.<ref name="uses"/>=Common names==*C. lanceolata (Korean: deodeok) is used as a food in Korean cuisine.{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Dangshen Bellflower, Poor man's ginseng}}
==common nameHabit=={{Habit|Herb}}
* '''English''' ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Leaf- Dangshen Bellflowerstalks are 0.5-2.5 cm long, sparsely bristly-hairy. Leaves are gray-green below, green above, ovate or narrowly ovate, 1-7.3 x 0.8-5 cm}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
== References =Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|1.8-2.3 x 1.8-2.5 cm|yellow or light purple|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|bell-shaped|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation== {{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Codonopsis pilosula originates from China and Korea, where it has always grown wildly, but now it is extensively cultivated for medicinal properties.<referencesref name="How to plant/cultivate"/==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<ref namegallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="uses140px">[httpsFile:Odermennig.jpgFile://wwwAgrimonia eupatoria02.ncbijpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.nlmBOT.nih2004.gov/pubmed/19004445 "Quality assessment of Radix Codonopsis by quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance"0.]jpg</refgallery></references>==References==
<references> <ref name== External Links =="chemical composition">[https://examine.com/supplements/codonopsis-pilosula/ "examine.com"]</ref>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codonopsis Codonopsis-Wikipedia]*<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dangshen%20Bellflower.html flowersoffindia"flowers of india"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.chinese-herbs.org/codonopsis/ "chinese herb"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.chinese-herbs.org/codonopsis/]
* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/poor-mans-ginseng-dang-shen.html]
* [https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-630/codonopsis]
* [https://www.natural-health-and-healing-4u.com/codonopsis-root.html]
[[Category:Herbs]]

Navigation menu