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Accession Data:

Sarcandra glabra (Thunb.) Nakai

  • Common Name: Senryou, Herba Sarcandrae
  • Family: Chloranthaceae R. Br.

  • Country of Origin: East Asia and Southeast Asia
  • Habitat: Understory of moist forest

  • Uses: Used in traditional Chinese medicine for bone and joint pain, and bleeding disorders. Limited modern evidence of anti-cancer and other medical effects.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 202100130
  • Source: Devin Biggs
  • Provenance: 
    Cultivar 'Golden Treasure' from Nurseries Caroliniana, via Devin Biggs.
  • Accession Date: 11-24-2021
  • Bench: 2311 - New Zealand/Australia
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-12-2022

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: basal angiosperms
  • Order: Chloranthales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Chloranthaceae
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References (internal):

References (external):

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, integrative medicine page for Sarcandra glabra accessed 24 Nov 2021.

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Current Accessions in the Chloranthaceae

  • Chloranthus spicatus
  • Sarcandra glabra
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