Heracleum sphondylium subsp. montanum




Family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name Heracleum sphondylium L. subsp. montanum (Schleicher ex Gaudin) Briquet
Synonyms Heracleum dulce Fischer; Heracleum lanatum Michaux; Heracleum lanatum Michaux subsp. asiaticum M. Hiroe; Heracleum lanatum Michaux var. asiaticum (M. Hiroe) H. Hara; Heracleum maximum W. Bartram; Heracleum montanum Schleicher ex Gaudin; Heracleum pyrenaicum Lamarck; Heracleum sphondylium L. subsp. lanatum (Michaux) A. Löve & D. Löve; Heracleum sphondylium L. subsp. pyrenaicum Bonnier & Layens
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-hana-udo (オオハナウド, 大花独活 [meaning: large flowering udo (udo = Aralia cordata)])
(English common name) cow-parsnip, sweet cow-parsnip
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Kinki region)
(Other nations) Russia, China, Mongolia, Turkey, Europe, Canada, USA
Habitat (Hokkaido) seaside, field; (Honshu) subalpine or mountane field
Chromosomal number 2n=22
Description Plants electing 100-200cm tall. Flowers white, flowering in June to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Heracleum sphondylium L. subsp. montanum (Schleich. ex Gaudin) Briq.
Heracleum lanatum Michx
Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984)
Medicinal composition for diabetes (US Patent 5741491/1998)
Compositions for treating back and leg discomfort containing herbals and/or nutritional supplements and/or minerals and/or vitamins (WIPO Patent WO/2001/091771)
Herbal compositions for prevention and treatment of rheumatic and inflammatory diseases and method of preparing the same (WIPO Patent WO/2005/120158)
A process for manufacturing an herbal composition for cruing diabates and herbal composition made thereof (WIPO Patent WO/2008/015699)
Aldose reductase inhibitor (Japanese Patent JP62081321/1987)



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden