Cynanchum paniculatum

(Bunge) Kitag.

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are edible boiled — some caution is advised given the toxicity notes associated with this plant.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows on sunny mountain slopes.

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A herb. The roots have many fibres. The stem is slender and erect. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are opposite and 5-13 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.

How to Grow

Propagation: Sow seed in spring in a greenhouse. Once seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and grow on under cover for at least their first winter before planting into permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division can be carried out in spring.

Medicinal Uses

A decoction of the root or whole plant is anodyne and carminative, and it stimulates blood circulation. It is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, lumbago, abdominal pain and vomiting, acute gastro-enteritis, hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, ascites, snake bites, and traumatic injuries. The root is also used to calm nervous afflictions and travel sickness.

Other Uses

None known

Wikipedia

Perennial climbing vine reaching 1 m with hermaphrodite insect-pollinated flowers blooming July to August. Adaptable to light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils with mildly acidic to basic pH. Tolerates semi-shade and full light in moist soil.

Notes

It is used in medicine. There are about 150 Cynanchum species.

Names & Synonyms

Asclepias paniculata BungeCynanchum dubium KitagawaPycnostelma chinense Bunge ex DecaisnePycnostelma leucanthum KitagawaPycnostelma paniculatum (Bunge) K. SchumannVincetoxicum paniculatum (Bunge) C. Y. Wu & D. Z. LiVincetoxicum pycnostachys Kitagawa

References (4)

J. Jap. Bot. 16:20. 1940
Li Ping-tao; Michael G. Gilbert, W. Douglas Stevens, ASCLEPIADACEAE Flora of China.
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
Urgamal, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Nyambayar, D. & Dulamsuren, Ch. 2014. Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia. (Editors: Sanchir, Ch. & Jamsran, Ts.). Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. “Admon“ Press. 334pp. (p. 79-90).