Rubiaceae FAMILY

Oldenlandia diffusa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oldenlandia diffusa is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, Korea and Formosa.

HabitatMoist ground and fields[ 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. ]. A weed of gardens and fields[ 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. ].