Eleutherococcus gracilistylus
Species of flowering plant
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Eleutherococcus gracilistylus, also known as Acanthopanax gracilistylus, is deciduous plant with dark blue berries.[1] It is considered a medicinal herb with significant effects.[2] A widely used Chinese plant,[2] it is in the family Araliaceae, and mainly grows at an altitude of around 3000 m. It is also found in Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province, China.[3] It is widely distributed in China and has been used as a life-saving medicine against severe cases of paralysis, arthritis and liver disease; several experiments were carried out in 2003.[4]
| Eleutherococcus gracilistylus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Genus: | Eleutherococcus |
| Species: | E. gracilistylus |
| Binomial name | |
| Eleutherococcus gracilistylus (W.W.Sm.) S.Y.Hu | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acanthopanax gracilistylus W.W.Sm. | |
