Ligusticum is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most diverse group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of seed plants. The flowering plants are distinguished from other seed plants by a series of apomorphies, or derived characteristics in the family Apiaceae The Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of usually aromatic plants with hollow stems, commonly known as umbellifers. It includes cumin, parsley, anise, carrot, coriander/cilantro, dill, caraway, fennel, parsnip, celery, Queen Anne's Lace and other relatives. It is a large family with about 300 genera and more than 3,000 species. The earlier name, native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of the equator—the word hemisphere literally means 'half sphere'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator. Earth's northern hemisphere contains most of its land area and most of its human population. Its name is believed to derive from the Italian region of Liguria Liguria (pronounced [liˈgurja]) is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and food.[1]
They are used as food plants by the larvae A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle of some Lepidoptera Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies (called lepidopterans). It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies and found virtually everywhere. Lepidoptera contains more than 180,000 species in 128 species including Mouse Moth which has been recorded on L. scoticum.
Species
- Ligusticum ajanense
- Ligusticum apiifolium - Celeryleaf Licorice-root
- Ligusticum brachylobum
- Ligusticum calderi - Calder's Licorice-root
- Ligusticum californicum - California Licorice-root
- Ligusticum canadense - Canadian Licorice-root
- Ligusticum canbyi - Canby's Licorice-root
- Ligusticum filicinum - Fernleaf Licorice-root
- Ligusticum gingidium
- Ligusticum grayi - Gray's Licorice-root
- Ligusticum holopetalum
- Ligusticum hultenii
- Ligusticum huteri
- Ligusticum ibukicola
- Ligusticum jeholense
- Ligusticum monnieri
- Ligusticum mutellina - Alpine Lovage
- Ligusticum mutellinoides - Small Alpine Lovage
- Ligusticum porteri Osha or oshá is a perennial herb used for its medicinal properties. Osha grows in parts of the Rocky Mountains, especially in the North American Southwest. Uses include chewing to relieve sore throat - Osha or Porter's Licorice-root
- Ligusticum scoticum - Scots Lovage
- Ligusticum sinense - Gaoben 藁本
- Ligusticum tenuifolium - Idaho Licorice-root
- Ligusticum vaginatum
- Ligusticum verticillatum - Northern Licorice-root
- Ligusticum wallichii - Chuānxiōng
Uses
The roots of two species are used as medicinal herbs. L. wallichii is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in Chinese herbology Chinese materia medica , is also the medicine based on traditional Chinese medicine theory. it includes Chinese crude medicine, prepared drug in slices of Chinese materia medica, traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations, etc, where it is called chuānxiōng (川 芎); in English, Szechwan Lovage.[2] L. porteri Osha or oshá is a perennial herb used for its medicinal properties. Osha grows in parts of the Rocky Mountains, especially in the North American Southwest. Uses include chewing to relieve sore throat (Osha) is used in Western herbal medicine.
Ligusticum wallichii (Ligusticum) root or L. porteri Osha or oshá is a perennial herb used for its medicinal properties. Osha grows in parts of the Rocky Mountains, especially in the North American Southwest. Uses include chewing to relieve sore throat (Osha) root can be soaked in ethanol Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a powerful psychoactive drug, best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages and in modern thermometers. Ethanol is one of the oldest recreational drugs. In common usage, it is often referred to (whisky Whisky or whiskey is a type of alcoholic beverage distilled from fermented grain mash. Different grains are used for different varieties, including barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat, and maize . Most whiskies are aged in wooden casks, made generally of oak, the exception being some corn liquors, vodka Vodka is a distilled liquor, etc.) for at least a month. The resulting tincture In medicine, a tincture is an alcoholic extract or solution of a non-volatile substance; (e.g. of iodine, mercurochrome). To qualify as a tincture, the alcoholic extract is to have an ethanol percentage of at least 40-60% (sometimes a 90% percent pure liquid is even achieved). In herbal medicine, alcoholic tinctures are often made with various is an effective, though pungent, liniment Liniment, from the Latin linere, to anoint, is a medicated topical preparation for application to the skin. Preparations of this type are also called balm. Liniments are of a similar viscosity to lotions (being significantly less viscous than an ointment or cream) but unlike a lotion a liniment is applied with friction; that is, a liniment is for sore muscles that can be stored (in a cool place) indefinitely.
References
- ^ Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- ^ Page about use in Chinese medicine
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2008-06-21 16:19:31
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