Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch |
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Botanical Name |
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Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch |
English
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Rice paper plant, Chinese rice-paper plant, Pith-paper plant |
Synonym(s) |
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Aralia papyrifera Hook., Fatsia papyrifera (Hook.)Miq. ex Witte. |
Family |
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Araliaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A single upright shoot with large lobed leaves at the apex may produce root sprouts to give a dense clump. The leaf surface is powdery, particularly on the underside. |
| Herb Effects |
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Deobstruent, diuretic, febrifuge, galactagogue, sedative and vermifuge (pith) |
Pharmacology
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The dried stem pith is used in treating dribbling urination with scanty urine and burning pain, and oedema. |
| Reference |
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 Jing-Nuan Wu. An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica. P: 624, Oxford University Press, Inc.2005.
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