Hydrangeaceae FAMILY

Hydrangea febrifuga

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

One report says that the plant is toxic but gives no more details[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Hydrangea febrifuga is an erect, evergreen shrub growing around 1 - 3 metres tall. An important herb in traditional Chinese medicine, it is commonly harvested from the wild. The plant is cultivated in Russia as an anti-malarial herb[ 240 Title Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Publication Author Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. Publisher Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Year 1986 ISBN - Description Very terse details of medicinal uses of plants with a wide range of references and details of research into the plants chemistry. Not for the casual reader. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, northern India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatShrubberies, damp places, stream banks, often gregarious in clearings of oak forests; at elevations from 900 - 2,400 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. , 146 Title A Manual of Indian Timbers. Publication Author Gamble. J. S. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1972 ISBN - Description First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader. ].