Onagraceae FAMILY

Circaea mollis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Circaea mollis is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a rhizomatous rootstock. It can grow 20 - 150cm tall, spreading by the roots and forming colonies[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant has long been used in traditional oriental medicine where it is particularly valued in the treatment of inflammatory diseases[ 1794 Title Anti-arthritic activities of ethanol extracts of Circaea mollis Siebold & Zucc. (whole plant) in rodents Publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol 225, 2018 , pp 359-366 Author Yanhong Yu et al Website https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.04.051 Publisher Year 2018 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, eastern and southern China, northeast India, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatDeciduous forests; at elevations from near sea level to around 2,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].