Fabaceae FAMILY

Hedysarum razoumovianum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hedysarum razoumovianum is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a strongly branching rootstock; it produces numerous erect stems, growing 20 - 40cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is a potential source of the pharmaceutical drug 'alpizarin', an antiviral agent used in the treatment of herpes and other conditions[ 1489 Title Rational use of Hedysarum L., growing in Samara Oblast Publication News of the Samara Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vol. 14, № 1 (9), 2012 Author Popova I.A.; Plaksina T.I.; Kurkin V.A.; Ryzhov V.M.; Tarase Publisher Year 2012 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Russian Caucasus to central Asia.

HabitatStony, mostly chalky slopes[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].