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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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- 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

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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