Hsuan-Shen

At a glance

Origin / distribution: JP

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Febrifuge, Antiphlogistic

Science studied: COPPER, FRUCTOSE, HARPAGIDE, HARPAGOSIDE

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Scientific name: Scrophularia buergeriana

Common names: Hsuan-Shen, Yuan-Shen, Buerger’s figwort, bei xuan shen, hyeonsam, Норичник Бюргера, ゴマノハグサ, 北玄参, 현삼

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, JP.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Febrifuge
• Antiphlogistic

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Elsewhere
• JP

Documented cultural uses

• Febrifuge
• Antiphlogistic

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• COPPER
• FRUCTOSE
• HARPAGIDE
• HARPAGOSIDE
• MAGNESIUM
• MANGANESE
• POTASSIUM
• SODIUM
• 8-(O-METHYL-P-COUMAROYL)-HARPAGIDE
• P-METHOXY-CINNAMIC-ACID
• CALCIUM
• GLUCOSE
• OLIGOSACCHARIDE
• STACHYOSE
• ARSENIC
• ZINC

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.

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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.