Chinese Anemone

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Chinese

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Amebiasis, Antiphlogistic, Diarrhea, Tumor(Lung)

Science studied: AKEBOSIDE-ST-H, ANEMONIN, CALCIUM, COPPER

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Ranunculaceae

Scientific name: Pulsatilla chinensis

Common names: Chinese Anemone, Chinesische Küchenschelle, Chinesische Kühchenschellen, Northeast Asian pasque-flower, Pulsatille de Chine, kiinankylmänkukka, poniklec čínsky, прострел китайский, ヒロハオキナグサ, 広葉翁草, 白头翁, 白头翁花, 白头翁茎叶, 중국할미꽃

POWO: 20005205-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Chinese.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Amebiasis
• Antiphlogistic
• Diarrhea
• Tumor(Lung)
• Hematochezia
• Wound
• Hemostatic
• Trauma

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Chinese

Documented cultural uses

• Amebiasis
• Antiphlogistic
• Diarrhea
• Tumor(Lung)
• Hematochezia
• Wound
• Hemostatic
• Trauma

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Amebiasis · China · "
• Antiphlogistic · Chinese · "
• Diarrhea · China · "
• Tumor(Lung) · China · "
• Hematochezia · China · "
• Wound · China · "
• Hemostatic · Chinese · "
• Trauma · China · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Targeted degradation of aberrant Tau for the discovery of Pulsatilla chinensis in Alzheimer's disease. · 2026 source ↗
• Pulsatilla chinensis Saponins as Multitargeted Anticancer Agents: A Mini-Review of Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential. · 2026 source ↗
• A high-quality chromosome-level reference genome of Pulsatilla chinensis. · 2025 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• AKEBOSIDE-ST-H
• ANEMONIN
• CALCIUM
• COPPER
• HEDERAGENIN-3-O-ALPHA-LRHEMNOPYRANOSYL...PYRANOSIDE
• IRON
• MANGANESE
• MERCURY
• OKINALIN
• POTASSIUM
• SODIUM
• HEDERAGENIN
• MAGNESIUM
• OKINALEIN
• PROTOANEMONIN
• ZINC

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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