Caryophyllaceae FAMILY

Sagina maxima

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sagina maxima is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.20 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatNear seashores, C. and N. Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Roadsides, hilly slopes and damp places by stream banks in China[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ].