Anemone chinensis

Names

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Anemone pulsatilla var. chinensis
• Pulsatilla kissii
• Pulsatilla chinensis f. alba
• Pulsatilla chinensis var. kissii
• Pulsatilla chinensis f. plurisepala
• Anemone chinensis

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Ranunculales, it is classified under the family Ranunculaceae. Finally, its taxonomic identity is established within the genus Pulsatilla.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical range spanning across parts of East Asia. Within the Russian Far East, its distribution includes the Amur, Khabarovsk, and Primorye regions. In China, it can be found growing in the South-Central territories. Additionally, the species extends northward into the Inner Mongolia region of China. These diverse locations highlight the plant's ability to thrive in varied continental environments.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Pulsatilla chinensis has 42 reported phytochemicals identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include 23-hydroxybetulinic acid, Saponins, ARSENIC, Hederagenin, Lupeol.

23-hydroxybetulinic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemistry
3. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials
4. European journal of pharmacology

Saponins

1. Parasitology research
2. International immunopharmacology
3. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

ARSENIC

1. Dr. Duke
2. Chinese herbal medicines

Hederagenin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of natural products

Lupeol

1. European journal of pharmacology
2. Frontiers in plant science

Pulsatillic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemistry

Pulsatilloside B

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemistry

pulsatilloside A

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemistry

(+)-Pinoresinol

1. Journal of natural products

2,3-Oxidosqualene

1. Frontiers in plant science

Activities

Pulsatilla chinensis has 185 reported activities identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include ACE-Inhibitor, Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor, Allergenic, Amebicide, Analgesic.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Pulsatilla chinensis has 5 reported medicinal uses identified across 6 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include inflammation, Lewis lung carcinoma, dysentery, giardiasis, melanoma.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations