Yuan Hua

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Chinese, Allelsewhere, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Antidote(Mushroom), Antitussive, Ascites, Cancer

Science studied: APIGENIN, GENKWANIN, GENKWANIN-5-GLYCOSIDE, GENKWADAPHNIN

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

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

Names and identity

Family: Thymelaeaceae

Scientific name: Daphne genkwa

Common names: Yuan Hua, Chinese daphne, chinesischer Seidelbast, lilac daphne, patkkotnamu, yuan hua, 팥꽃나무

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Elsewhere, Chinese, Allelsewhere, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Antidote(Mushroom)
• Antitussive
• Ascites
• Cancer
• Cough
• Decoagulant
• Diuretic
• Edema

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Elsewhere
• Chinese
• Allelsewhere
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Antidote(Mushroom)
• Antitussive
• Ascites
• Cancer
• Cough
• Decoagulant
• Diuretic
• Edema
• Malaria
• Tonic
• Vesicant
• Wound

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

• Undescribed and nephroprotective diterpenoids from Daphne genkwa. · 2026 source ↗
• Pinoresinol/lariciresinol reductases and secoisolariciresinol dehydrogenases involved in the specific production of (+)-enantiomer of matairesinol in Daphne genkwa. · 2026 source ↗
• Diterpenoids from the flower buds of Daphne genkwa induced the pyroptosis of HCT-116 cells by inhibiting STAT3 phosphorylation. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• APIGENIN
• GENKWANIN
• GENKWANIN-5-GLYCOSIDE
• GENKWADAPHNIN
• HYDROXYGENKWANIN
• KAEMPFEROL3-O-BETA-D-(6'-P-COUMAROYL)GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
• LUTEOLIN
• LUTEOLIN-7-METHYL-ETHER
• YUANHUADINE
• YUANHUAFINE
• YUANHUATINE
• XYLOSE
• YUANHUACINE
• YUANHUAPINE
• BENZOIC-ACID
• GLUCOSE

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

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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