Английская Википедия:Achyranthes japonica

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Achyranthes japonica, commonly known as Oriental chaff flower[1] or Japanese chaff flower, is a perennial member of the genus Achyranthes in the family Amaranthaceae. It can be discovered on the roadside and its main distribution is in Korea and Japan.[2]

Ecology

A. japonica is a perennial plant growing to Шаблон:Convert tall with thickened roots. Stems are glabrous or slightly pubescent and shape quadrangular and branched.[2] Its nodes are dilated. The leaves opposite and shape elliptic or oval and slightly pubescent and have petiolate. The leaves are Шаблон:Convert long and Шаблон:Convert wide. Flowers bloom from August to September and inflorescence spikes in axils and at terminals of the stem. From there, tiny green flowers bloom. It has five stamens and a pistil in each flower and unites into one at the bottom. Tiny bracts, branch shaped, easily stick to cloth.

Suitable soils for growth include light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils.[3] Suitable pH ranges from acidic to neutral soils.[3] It grows in woody areas in lowlands and hills.[2]

Chemical compounds

The leaves and stems and roots contain several chemical constituents. The seed contain insect moulting hormones including rubrosterone, ecdysterone, and inokosterone. The root contains triterpenoids and saponins[2] In addition, it contains protocatechuic acid.[2]

Traditional medicine

The root of the plant is used in the traditional medicine of Korea.[2]

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