Spiranthes sinensis Ladies Tresses Spiranthe de Chine Chinska wjertulka Shou cao

Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames
Family: Orchidaceae
Synonyms: Gyrostachys australis (R. Br.) Blume, Gyrostachys stylites (Lindl.) Kuntze; Monustes australis (R. Br.) Raf.,  Neottia australis R. Br., Neottia australis R. Br. var. chinensis Ker Gawler, Neottia sinensis Pers., Spiranthes australis (R. Br.) Lindl., Spiranthes australis (R. Br.) Lindl. var. sinensis (Pers.) Gagnep., Spiranthes australis (R. Br.) Lindl. var. suishaensis Hayata, Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames var. australis (R. Brown) H. Hara & S. Kitamura, Spiranthes stylites Lindl.,  Spiranthes suishaensis (Hayata) Schlechter
Common name: Ladies Tresses
Chinese :  绶草  Shou cao, 綬草  Shou cao (Taiwan).
English :  Chinese spiranthes, Ribbon grass.
French :  Spiranthe de Chine.
Japanese :  ネジバナ  Nejibana, 捩花  Nejibana, ねじばな Nejibana, ナンゴクネジバナ Nangoku nejibana.
Korean :  타래난초   Ta rae nan cho, 타래란  Ta rae ran .
Russian :  Скрученник китайский Skruchennik kitajskij, Скрученноцветник китайский Skruchennotsvetnik kitajskij.
Serbian :  Chinska wjertulka.
Thai :  ผักไผ่ น้ำ Phak phai nam (Chiang Mai),  พอบพลอแหม่  Phop plo mae (Karen).
Vietnamese :  Sâm cuốn chiếu, Bàn long sâm, Lan cuốn chiếu.

Uses: Tonsillitis, sore throat, debility, neurasthenia, cough, tuberculosis, hemoptysis. (Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values)

45 Published article on Spiranthes sinensis

Anemone rivularis

Anemone rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
Family: Ranunculaceae
Synonyms: Anemone dubia Wall, ex Wight & Arn., Anemone geraniifolia Wall., Anemone hispida Wall., Anemone leveillei Ulbr., Anemone longipes Tamura, Anemone saniculifolia H.Lev., Anemone wightiana Wall, ex Wight & Arn., Anemonidium rivulare (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Starod., Anemone rivularis var. daliensis X.D.Dong & Lin Yang

15 Published articles of Anemone rivularis

Herpetospermum pedunculosum bo leng gua

Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) C.B. Clarke
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms: Bryonia pedunculosa Ser., Herpetospermum caudigerum Wall. ex Chakrav., Herpetospermum grandiflorum Cogn
Hindi: Beej Karela बीज करेला
Chinese name: 波棱瓜 bo leng gua
Uses: The seeds are used in Tibetan medicine, where they are considered to have a bitter taste and a cooling potency. Anti-inflammatory, cholagogue, choleretic and febrifuge, they are used in the treatment of piles, inflammation of the stomach and the intestines. The pounded root is used to treat problems of the bile ducts

5 Published articles of Herpetospermum pedunculosum
1. Callus induction and plant regeneration in Herpetospermum pedunculosum.
Xin FuMei; Zang JianCheng; Lan XiaoZhong; et al.- Zhongcaoyao = Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs  Volume: 43   Issue: 2   Pages: 360-363   Published: 2012

2. Effect of sowing-date and marginal utility on sexual differentiation and yield of Herpetospermum pedunculosum.
Lan XiaoZhong; Guan FaChun; Wang Chao; et al. - Dongbei Nongye Daxue Xuebao  Volume: 42   Issue: 7   Pages: 79-82   Published: 2011

3. [A new sesqui-norlignan from Herpetospermum pedunculosum].
Zhang, Mei; Dong, Xiao-ping; Deng, Yun; et al. - Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica  Volume: 41   Issue: 7   Pages: 659-61   Published: 2006-Jul

4. [Morphological and histological studies of Herpetospermum pedunculosum seeds and other substitutes].
Long-Yun, L; Shu, Shu; Wei, Ying-Fang; et al. - Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica  Volume: 30   Issue: 14   Pages: 1073-6   Published: 2005-Jul

5. Literature data investigation in semen of Herpetospermum pedunculosum
Li Long-yun; Deji La-mu; Wei Ying-fang; et al. - Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi  Volume: 30   Issue: 12   Pages: 893-895   Published: JUN 2005