Chinese Pink

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antiphlogistic, Diuretic, Diaphoretic

Science studied: CHRYSOERIOL-7-O-GLUCOSIDE, DIANCHINENOSIDE-C, DIANCHINENOSIDE-D, 3-BETA-16-ALPHA-DIHYDROXYOLEAN-12-ENE-23-ALPHA-28-BETA-DIOIC-ACID-28-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRAN...

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Scientific name: Dianthus chinensis

Common names: Chinese Pink, Japanese Pink, Rainbow Pink, Sekichiku (Jap.), China pink, China-Nelke (DE), Chinenser-Nelke, Chinese anjer, Chinese pink, Chinese-pink, Clavelina, Goździk chiński, Indian pink, Japanese pink, Kaiser-Nelke, Rainbow pink, Rainbow pink (EN)

POWO: 153215-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, China.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antiphlogistic
• Diuretic
• Diaphoretic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• China

Documented cultural uses

• Antiphlogistic
• Diuretic
• Diaphoretic

Cultural record detail

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

• Antiphlogistic · Elsewhere · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Diaphoretic · 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

• An assessment of in vitro lead (Pb) bioaccumulation of Dianthus chinensis L. (Chinese pink). · 2024 source ↗
• Occurrence of Powdery Mildew Caused by Erysiphe buhrii on Dianthus chinensis in Inner Mongolia, China · 2022 source ↗
• Dianthiamides A-E, Proline-Containing Orbitides from <i>Dianthus chinensis</i>. · 2021 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CHRYSOERIOL-7-O-GLUCOSIDE
• DIANCHINENOSIDE-C
• DIANCHINENOSIDE-D
• 3-BETA-16-ALPHA-DIHYDROXYOLEAN-12-ENE-23-ALPHA-28-BETA-DIOIC-ACID-28-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRAN...
• ISOORIENTIN-2''-O-GLUCOSIDE
• ISOVITEXIN-2''-O-GLUCOSIDE
• SITOSTEROL-3-BETA-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
• 3-O-ALPHA-L-ARABINOPYRANOSYL-HEDERAGENIN-28-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1->6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
• 23-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-3-BETA-16-ALPHA-DIHYDROXYOLEAN-12-ENE-23-ALPHA-28-BETA-DIOIC-ACID-28-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE

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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