| Family |
Aristolochiaceae |
| Scientific name |
Asarum sieboldii Miquel |
| Synonyms |
Asiasarum sieboldii (Miquel) F. Maekawa; Asiasarum sieboldii (Miquel) F.
Maekawa var. cineoliferum (Y. Fujita) F. Maekawa; Asiasarum sieboldii (Miquel)
F. Maekawa var. versicolor Yamaki |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) usuba-saishin (ウスバサイシン, 薄葉細辛 [meaning: thin leaved
saishin (saishin = a kind of Chinese traditional medicine)]) |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China |
| Habitat |
Mountane forest, forest edge |
| Chromosomal number |
n=13 |
| Description |
Plants creeping. Leaves 5-12cm wide. Flowers 15mm, flowering in April to
May. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Asarum sieboldii Miq. |
| Asarum sieboldii Miquel |
| Process for production of 8,11-eicosadienoic acid using Mortierella alpina
(US Patent 5376541/1994) |
| Method for preventing or alleviating cerebral apoplexy (US Patent 5889046/1999) |
| Agent for prevention or alleviation of allergy symptoms (US Patent 5922760/1999) |
| Process for production of dihomo-.gamma.-linolenic acid and lipid containing
same (US Patent 6280982/2001) |
| Medicament for treating recurrent ulcer of mouth and behcet's syndrome
(US Patent 6217880/2001) |
| Cosmetics (US Patent 6497889/2002) |
| Process for production of dihomo-.gamma.-linolenic acid and lipid containing
same (US Patent 6602690/2003) |
| Composition containing Asiasari Radix extracts for protecting brain cells
and improving memory (US Patent 6737087/2004) |
| Herbal compositions and uses for the treatment of allergic reactions (US
Patent 6814985/2004) |
| Percutaneous administration preparations (US Patent 6827944/2004) |
| Herbal compositions for prostate conditions (US Patent 6790464/2004) |
| Composition containing asiasari radix extracts for protecting brain cells
and improving memory (US Patent 7078065/2006) |
| Note |
Asarum heterotropoides F. Schmidt forma mandshuricum (Maximowicz) Kitagawa
(Syn. Asarum mandshuricum (Maximovicz) M. Kim & S. So; Asarum sieboldii
Miquel var. mandshuricum Maximowicz; Asiasarum heterotropoides (F. Schmidt)
F. Maekwa var. mandshuricum (Maximowicz) F. Maekawa) occurs in Korea and
China. |
