Potentilla chinensis




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Potentilla chinensis Seringe
Synonyms Potentilla chinensis Seringe subsp. trigonodonta Handel-Mazzetti; Potentilla chinensis Seringe var. xerogenes Handel-Mazzetti; Potentilla exaltata Bunge
Common name (Japanese common name) kawara-saiko [riverbed saiko (saiko = mishima-saiko = Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willdenow)]
(English common name) Chinese cinquefoil
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan, Mongolia
Chromosomal number 2n=14
Description Plants 30-70cm. Leaves 15-29 leaflets. Flowers yellow 1cm, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Potentilla chinensis Ser.
Potentilla chinensis Seringe
Pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of skin disorders (US Patent 5466452/1995)
Chinese herbs extract (US Patent 6399112/2002)
Chinese herbal composition for treating eczema and psoriasis (US Patent 6676975/2004)
Pharmaceutical compositions (US Patent 20020192312)



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden