Aster glehnii

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Aster glehnii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aster
Species:
A. glehnii
Binomial name
Aster glehnii
Varieties [1]
  • Aster glehnii var. glehnii
  • Aster glehnii var. hondoensis Kitam.
Synonyms [1]

Aster glehnii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Its native range is South Korea, Sakhalin to Japan. [1]

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Description

A. glehnii is a clump-forming, upright herbaceous perennial growing up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall from a thick, woody rhizome. [2] Stems are tall, dark-coloured, erect, bearing crowded, small, dark green leaves. Flowers are small, stellate, clustered, and are usually white in colour, with a yellow centre. Flowers appear in September to October. [3]

Habitat

A. glenhii favours disturbed land, grasslands, verges and forest edges. [4]

Medicinal usage

Aster glehnii has been used traditionally in Asian folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent and has been used more recently as an ingredient in cosmetic formulations. [5] [6] Its leaves are used in Korea to treat insomnia. [7]

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References

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  5. Cho, S. E.; Park, J. H.; Choi, I. Y.; Choi, Y. J.; Shin, H. D. (June 2016). "First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Podosphaera astericola on Aster glehnii in Korea". Plant Disease. 100 (5): 1017–1017. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-11-15-1325-PDN . ISSN   0191-2917.
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  7. Liao, Yulan; Bae, Ho Jung; Park, Jong Hun; Zhang, Jiabao; Koo, Bokyung; Lim, Mi Kyung; Han, Eun Hye; Lee, Sang Ho; Jung, Seo Yun; Lew, Jae Hwan; Ryu, Jong Hoon (July 2019). "Aster glehni Extract Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Mice". Journal of Medicinal Food. 22 (7): 685–695. doi:10.1089/jmf.2018.4302. ISSN   1557-7600. PMID   31225769.