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Japanese Cryptotaenia
Cryptotaenia japonica
Japanese Cryptotaenia · Japanese Honewort · Mitsuba · Ya Er Qin · Stone Parsley · East Asian wildparsley · Japanese cryptotaenia · Japanese honewort · japaninyrttiputki · mitsuba · petržlenovka japonská · ya er qin · Скрытница японская · ミツバ · 鴨兒芹 · 반듸나물, 파드득나물 · 파드득나물
At a glance
Origin / distribution: TW
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ALANINE, PHENYLALANINE, ARGININE, ASPARTIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Apiaceae
Scientific name: Cryptotaenia japonica
Common names: Japanese Cryptotaenia, Japanese Honewort, Mitsuba, Ya Er Qin, Stone Parsley, East Asian wildparsley, Japanese cryptotaenia, Japanese honewort, japaninyrttiputki, mitsuba, petržlenovka japonská, ya er qin, Скрытница японская, ミツバ, 鴨兒芹, 반듸나물, 파드득나물, 파드득나물
POWO: 840846-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in TW.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- TW
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
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
- Cryptotaenia japonica extract attenuates glucocorticoid-induced muscle atrophy via regulation of the AKT/mTOR-FOXO/E3 ubiquitin ligase axis. · 2026 source ↗
- <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i>crypti</i>, a novel forma specialis causing Fusarium wilt of mitsuba, <i>Cryptotaenia japonica</i>. · 2026 source ↗
- The high-quality genome of Cryptotaenia japonica and comparative genomics analysis reveals anthocyanin biosynthesis in Apiaceae. · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- PHENYLALANINE
- ARGININE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- CYSTINE
- D-GLUCOSE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- GLUTAMINE
- GLYCINE
- HISTIDINE
- LEUCINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- LYSINE
- METHIONINE
- PALMITIC-ACID
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- DIBUTYL-PHTHALATE
- DIISOOCTYLPHTHALATE
- SERINE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- STIGMASTEROL
- THREONINE
- TYROSINE
- VALINE
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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