Breynia vitis-idaea
Breynia vitis-idaea | |
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Breynia vitis-idaea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Tribe: | Phyllantheae |
Subtribe: | Flueggeinae |
Genus: | Breynia |
Species: | B. vitis-idaea |
Binomial name | |
Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C.Fischer | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Breynia vitis-idaea or officinal breynia is a perennial tree-like species of Phyllanthaceae (Euphorbiaceae s.l.), found from India east to Taiwan and Okinawa and south to Indonesia. It is a shrub or treelet with egg-shaped leaves that can reach up to 3 m tall. It has staminate flowers and spherical, red fruit.
It contains the saponin breynin and terpenic and phenolic glycosides.[2] It is marketed in Taiwan as Chi R Yun.
Toxicity
B. vitis-idaea poisoning causes hepatocellular liver injury.[2]
Other names
B. officinalis Hemsley and B. officinalis var. accrescens (Hayata) M.J.Deng & J.C.Wang are synonyms of B. vitis-idaea.
Other variants include:
- Breynia formosana (Hayata) Hayata
- Breynia officinalis Hemsley var. officinalis
- Breynia stipitata Muell. -Arg. var. formosana Hayata
- Breynia stipitata Muell. -Arg. var. formosana Hayata
Other common names in English include:[3]
- Formosan breynia
- Large calyx breynia
- Medicinal breynia
Common names in other languages include:
- Vietnamese: Cù đề
- Southern Min: 紅心仔 Âng-sim-á, 紅珠仔 Âng-chu-á, 紅仔珠 Âng-á-chu
- Chinese: 七日暈; literally: "7-day dizziness"
- Paiwan: Takaha'do
- Malay: Hujan panas, semomah, seruyan
- Tagalog: Matangulang
- Cebuano: Sungut-olang
- Tausug: Santing
- Thai: เพี้ยะฟาน (phiafān; Thai pronunciation: [pʰíaʔ faːn]), ดับพิษ (dapphit; Thai pronunciation: [dàp pʰít]) (northern), ก้างปลาทะเล (kāngplāthalē; Thai pronunciation: [kâːŋ plaː tʰáʔ leː]), ผักหวานตัวผู้ (phakwāntūaphū; Thai pronunciation: [pʰàk wǎːn tuːa pʰûː]) (central)[4]
- Japanese: 大島小判の木 / オオシマコバンノキ / おおしまこばんのき (Ōshima kobannoki), 台湾小判の木 / タイワンコバンノキ / たいわんこばんのき (Taiwan kobannoki), 姫小判の木 / ヒメコバンノキ / ひめこばんのき (Hime kobannoki), 高砂小判の木 / タカサゴコバンノキ / こばんのき (Takasago kobannoki)
References
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- 1 2 J. K. Aronson. Meyler's Side Effects of Herbal Medicines. Elsevier, 2008. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-444-53269-5
- ↑ Breynia officinalis Hemsley at Plants of Taiwan.
- ↑ ค้นหาข้อมูลพืช (Thai)
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