Menispermaceae FAMILY

Sinomenium acutum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Sinomenium acutum is a deciduous climbing shrub with twining stems that can be more than 20 metres long[ 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 use as a medicine, food and as a source of materials. It contains the alkaloid sinomenine, which is used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central China, Japan, northern India, Nepal, northern Thailand.

HabitatThickets and sparse forests; at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 109 Title Plantae Wilsonae. Vol 1 - 3 Publication Author Wilson. E. H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University Press; Cambridge. Year 1911 - 1917 ISBN Description Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. , 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. ]