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Aster ageratoides
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aster ageratoides (common name, balsam aster)[2] is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to eastern Asia.[1]
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Description
A. ageratoides is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial growing to a height of approximately 75–90 cm (30–35 in). Leaves are dark green, toothed, lanceolate and entire.[3] Flowers are stellate, generally violet, pink or bluish in colour, with yellow centres, flowering from early to late autumn.[2] Fruit is an achene, brown in colour, measuring about 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) in length.[4]
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Distribution and habitat
A. ageratoides is widely distributed throughout Asia, including China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, where it is usually found in mountainous regions at elevations between 1,500–2,500 m (4,900–8,200 ft).[5][6]
Medicinal use
Ongoing research suggests that Aster ageratoides extract may help attenuate Alzheimer's disease-associated cognitive deficits and improve the symptoms of vascular dementia.[7]
References
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