Aster spathulifolius

Botanical Description

Aster spathulifolius is a herbaceous, perennial plant with creeping stems that become more or less woody, at least at their base; it produces basal rosettes of leaves and erect flowering stems 20 - 40cm tall[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ]. The plant is a commonly used traditional medicine and vegetable in Japan and Korea and has recently (2012, 2016)) been shown to also be an effective treatment for obesity, working by reducing levels of lipids in the body. It is generally harvested from the wild for food and medicinal use. It is often grown as an ornamental, especially in Japan[ 1084 Title The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Aster spathulifolius (Asteraceae); genomic features and relationship wit Publication Gene July 2015 Author Kyoung Su Choi, SeonJoo Park Website http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2015.07.020 Publisher Elsevier B.V. Year 2015 ISBN 0378-1119 Description A research paper, briefly mentioning the uses of Aster spathulifolius ].