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Alangium chinense
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alangium chinense is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae.[3][4] It has the Chinese name (Chinese: 八角枫; pinyin: bā jiǎo fēng).[5]
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Traditional uses
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.[6] In Hunan herbal medicine it is used for snake bites, circulation, contraception, hemostasis, numbness, poison, rheumatism, and wounds.[7]
Other uses
Oil extracted from the seed of the plant can be used to light lamps.[8]
Distribution
It is native to Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea islands, Himalaya, India, Java, Kenya, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, the Philippines, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[3]
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