Stephania cephalantha

Botanical Description

Stephania cephalantha is a herbaceous, perennial climbing plant producing stems up to 2 metres long from a tuberous rootstock that can be 20cm or more wide[ 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 is often used in traditional Chinese medicine, for which purpose it is generally harvested from the wild. The alkaloid cepharanthine, which is obtained from this plant, is often used as a treatment for TB in Japan - the plant is now cultivated to provide a source of this alkaloid[ 582 Title Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Publication Author Website http://www.bpi.da.gov.ph/Publications/mp/mplants.html Publisher Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines. Year 0 ISBN Description An Internet site from the Philippines Department of Agriculture, giving information in a readable way on the medicinal uses of many plants in their area. ].