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botanical illustration of Ching-Feng-Teng, Sinomenium acutum

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Ching-Feng-Teng

Sinomenium acutum

Ching-Feng-Teng · Orientvine · kilpiliaani · mesiačikovec rôznolistý · オオツヅラフジ · ツヅラフジ · 毛青藤 · 汉防己 · 漢防己 · 漢防巳 · 追风散 · 防己 · 青藤 · 青風藤 · 青风藤 · 風龍 · 风龙 · 风龙、青藤、毛青藤) · 방기

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Japan*, China, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Anodyne, Beri-Beri, Carminative, Edema

Science studied: ACUTUMINE, CALCIUM, DEHYDROSINOMENINE, DISINOMENINE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Menispermaceae

Scientific name: Sinomenium acutum

Common names: Ching-Feng-Teng, Orientvine, kilpiliaani, mesiačikovec rôznolistý, オオツヅラフジ, ツヅラフジ, 毛青藤, 汉防己, 漢防己, 漢防巳, 追风散, 防己, 青藤, 青風藤, 青风藤, 風龍, 风龙, 风龙、青藤、毛青藤), 방기

History

The source record documents this plant in Japan*, China, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Anodyne
  • Beri-Beri
  • Carminative
  • Edema
  • Arthritis
  • Diuretic
  • Rheumatism

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Japan*
  • China
  • TW

Documented cultural uses

  • Anodyne
  • Beri-Beri
  • Carminative
  • Edema
  • Arthritis
  • Diuretic
  • Rheumatism

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

  • Bioactive components from Sinomenium acutum exhibit anti-inflammatory activity and sensitize cervical cancer cells to paclitaxel. · 2026 source ↗
  • Functional Characterization of Two Methyltransferases Involved in Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Sinomenium acutum. · 2026 source ↗
  • Iterative enrichment cultivation and multiomic analysis reveal potential endophytic bacteria affecting the sinomenine synthesis in Sinomenium acutum. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ACUTUMINE
  • CALCIUM
  • DEHYDROSINOMENINE
  • DISINOMENINE
  • ISOSINOMENINE
  • MAGNESIUM
  • MICHELALBINE
  • L-SINACTINE
  • SINOACUTINE
  • BETA-SITOSTEROL
  • SODIUM
  • STIGMASTEROL
  • TETRANDRINE
  • TUDURANINE
  • ZINC
  • ACUTUMIDINE
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  • COPPER
  • IRON
  • MAGNOFLORINE
  • SINOMENINE
  • STEPHARINE
  • DL-SYRINGARESINOL
  • MANGANESE
  • POTASSIUM

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sinomenium acutum
Sinomenium acutum · りなべる

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.

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