Asteraceae FAMILY

Gynura japonica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gynura japonica is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing stems 60 - 100cm or more tall from a thick, tuber-shaped rootstock. The erect stems are usually woody at their base[ 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 harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Nepal, eastern and southern China, Japan, Nepal, Thailand,.Vietnam, Philipines

HabitatFertile and moist grassy areas, small shrub thickets by ditches and streams[ 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. ]. Valleys, grassy slopes, forests, forest margins at elevations of 1200 - 3000 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. ].