Juniperus rigida var. rigida

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Juniperus utilis var. modesta
• Juniperus rigida f. modesta
• Juniperus seoulensis
• Juniperus arborea
• Juniperus rigida var. modesta
• Juniperus utilis

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. It is further classified under the subclass Pinidae and the order Pinales, falling into the family Cupressaceae. Ultimately, it is identified by the genus Juniperus as the variety Juniperus rigida var. rigida.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical distribution across parts of East Asia. In the Russian Far East, its presence is specifically noted within the Primorye region. Moving into China, it can be found spanning across Inner Mongolia and the Manchuria area. The species also extends into China North-Central territories. Finally, its range reaches as far west as the Qinghai province.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Juniperus rigida var. rigida has 2 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 fruit, leaf.

Fruit

1. Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi
4. Planta medica
5. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry

Leaf

1. Natural product research

Chemicals

Juniperus rigida var. rigida has 237 reported phytochemicals identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Deoxypodophyllotoxin, Isocupressic acid, apigenin, CAMPESTEROL, CHLOROGENIC ACID.

Deoxypodophyllotoxin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

Isocupressic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

apigenin

1. Dr. Duke
2. International scholarly research notices
3. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

CAMPESTEROL

1. Dr. Duke
2. International scholarly research notices

CHLOROGENIC ACID

1. Dr. Duke
2. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Communic Acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Cupressuflavone

1. Dr. Duke
2. International scholarly research notices

Flavonoids

1. Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
2. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Germacrene D

1. Dr. Duke
2. ACS omega

Imbricatolic Acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Planta medica

Activities

Juniperus rigida var. rigida has 746 reported activities identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antifertility, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Antiseptic, Astringent.

Antifertility

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA

Antimicrobial

1. Natural product research
2. Fitoterapia

Antioxidant

1. Dr. Duke
2. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Antiseptic

1. Dr. Duke
2. International scholarly research notices

Astringent

1. Dr. Duke
2. International scholarly research notices

(-)-Chronotropic

1. Dr. Duke

(-)-Inotropic

1. Dr. Duke

11B-HSD-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

5-HT-Inhibitor

1. Dr. Duke

Preparations