Flueggea suffruticosa

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Flueggea suffruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is a deciduous shrub that is native to East Asia.[2][3] It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name yī yè qiū (Chinese: ).[4]

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Flueggea suffruticosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Flueggea
Species:
F. suffruticosa
Binomial name
Flueggea suffruticosa
Synonyms
  • Pharnaceum suffruticosum Pall.
  • Securinega ramiflora Müll. Arg.
  • Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder[1]
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Uses

Folk medicine

F. suffruticosa is one of the 50 fundamental herbs in traditional Chinese medicine, where its twigs and leaves are used for the treatment of lumbago, limb numbness, and indigestion.[3] However, there is no scientific evidence that it has any clinical effect.

Phytochemicals

Flueggea suffruticosa contains various alkaloids, such as securinine.[5][6][7][3]

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