Vincetoxicum bungei

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Vincetoxicum makinoi
• Cynanchum dubium
• Vincetoxicum mukdenense
• Cynanchum paniculatum
• Pycnostelma paniculatum
• Cynanchum paniculatum var. latifolium
• Vincetoxicum pycnostelma f. latifolium
• Vincetoxicum changqinianum
• Pycnostelma leucanthum
• Pycnostelma chinensis
• Pycnostelma paniculatum var. hirsutum
• Pycnostelma paniculatum var. latifolium
• Asclepias paniculata
• Anantherix bungei

Sources: Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Gentianales, it is classified under the family Apocynaceae. Finally, its specific taxonomic designation is within the genus Vincetoxicum.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution across several key regions of Northern Asia. In the vast territory of Siberia, it can be found specifically within the areas of Buryatiya and Chita. Moving eastward, the species is also well-established in the Russian Far East. Within this eastern region, its presence is documented in Amur and Khabarovsk. Finally, the plant extends its range into the Primorye region, completing its known habitat pattern.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Vincetoxicum bungei has 2 reported plant parts identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include root, rhizome.

Root

1. BMC genomics
2. Journal of natural products
3. Fitoterapia

Rhizome

1. BMC genomics

Chemicals

Vincetoxicum bungei has 11 reported phytochemicals identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include D-galactose, L-arabinose, L-rhamnose, L-xylose, Lignans.

D-galactose

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

L-arabinose

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

L-rhamnose

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

L-xylose

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

Lignans

1. Frontiers in chemistry

Saponins

1. Pharmaceutical science advances

arabinose

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

galactose

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

glaucogenin C

1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

rhamnose

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

Activities

Vincetoxicum bungei has 4 reported activities identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antitumor, Antiviral, Neuroprotective.

Antioxidant

1. Pharmaceutical science advances

Antitumor

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Antiviral

1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Neuroprotective

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Preparations