Plant Details

Accepted name:: Helwingia japonica (Thunb.) F.Dietr. [Helwingiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Helwingia japonica subsp. japonica

Helwingia japonica var. hypoleuca Hemsl. ex Rehder

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
helwingiae medulla	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
japanese helwingia pith	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
medulla stachyuri	Pharmaceutical	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
medulla stachyuri, medulla helwingiae	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)
stachyuri medulla	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
stachyuri medulla, helwingiae medulla	Pharmaceutical	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
stachyurus	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
stachyurus or japanese helwingia pith	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
xiao tong cao	Other	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
xiaotongcao	Other	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015)
叶上珠	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
小通草	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
青荚叶茎髓	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
stem pith	dried stem pith	Pharmacopoeia of China (2010)
stem	dried stem pith	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005)
stem pith	dried stem pith	Pharmacopoeia of China (2005)

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Helwingia japonica (Thunb.) Dietr.	Illus. Chinese Materia Medica (Wu, 2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2005) Pharmacopoeia of China (2010) Pharmacopoeia of China (2015) Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Helwingia japonica (Thunb.) Dietr. H. himalaica Hook. f. et Tho-ms. Ex Clarke H. chinensis Batal.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Helwingia japonica (Thunb.) F.Dietr.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Helwingia japonica Dietrich	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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