Chelidonium majus var. asiaticum




Family Papaveraceae
Subfamily Chelidonioideae
Scientific name Chelidonium majus L. subsp. asiaticum (H. Hara) Ohwi
Synonyms Chelidonium asiaticum (H. Hara) Krahulc.; Chelidonium majus L. var. asiaticum (H. Hara) Ohwi ex W. T. Lee; Chelidonium majus L. var. hirsutum Trautvetter & C. A. Meyer
Common name (Japanese common name) kusa-no-ou (クサノオウ, 瘡ノ王 [meaning: the King of skin disease medicine])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Habitat Field, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=10
Description Plants 30-80cm tall. Flowers yellow petals each 10-12mm long, flowering in May to July. Winter annual plants.
Reference Chelidonium majus L.
Cytotaxonomic study of Chelidonium majus L. s. l.
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising chelidonine or derivatives thereof (US Patent 6887882/2005)
A composition for preventing plant diseases resulted from infection of plant pathogens and a method for preparing the same (US Patent 20060228428)
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising chelidonine or derivatives thereof (WIPO Patent WO/2002/092085)



April 2007
at lowland field
April 2007
at lowland field
April 2007
at lowland field



April 2007
at lowland field