wild ginger

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• wild ginger
• Namepinag
• wild gingers

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Japonasarum
• Heterotropa
• Asiasarum

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is further classified within the order Piperales and the family Aristolochiaceae. Specifically, it is identified under the genus Asarum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is primarily found across several regions in Northern Europe. Specifically, its presence can be documented within the borders of Denmark. It also grows naturally throughout the territories of Finland and Norway. Furthermore, the species is distributed across Sweden and Great Britain. These locations collectively define the specific geographical range of Asarum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Asarum has 3 reported plant parts identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, leaf, rhizome.

Root

1. Microorganisms
2. Biomedical research (Tokyo, Japan)
3. Metabolites
4. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Leaf

1. Metabolites

Rhizome

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Chemicals

Asarum has 2 reported phytochemicals identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Aristolochic acids, Aristolochic acid A.

Aristolochic acids

1. Analytical chemistry
2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Aristolochic acid A

1. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica

Activities

Asarum has 5 reported activities identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Nephrotoxic, Analgesic, Antitussive, Carcinogenic, Neuroprotective.

Nephrotoxic

1. Analytical chemistry
2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis

Analgesic

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antitussive

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Carcinogenic

1. Analytical chemistry

Neuroprotective

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Medicinal Uses

Asarum has 6 reported medicinal uses identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include cancer, cardiovascular diseases, cold, endometrial cancer, inflammation.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations