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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Cnidium monnieri is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is in flower from May to July, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves Shoots
Edible Uses: Condiment
The leaves are used as a condiment[61, 177, 183]. Young shoots[179]. No further details are given, but some caution is suggested because of a report of slight toxicity.
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Medicinal Uses
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Antipruritic Antirheumatic Aphrodisiac Astringent Carminative Eczema Sedative Vermifuge
Vulnerary
She Chuang Zi has been used for thousands of years in Chinese herbal medicine. It is mainly used externally as a lotion, powder or ointment for skin conditions such as eczema, ringworm and scabies[254]. The seed is antipruritic, aphrodisiac, antirheumatic, astringent, carminative, discutient, sedative, vermifuge and vulnerary[147, 176, 218]. A decoction is used internally in the treatment of Trichomonas vaginitis, leucorrhoea and uterine displacement[147]. The seed is also used in the treatment of impotence, often in conjunction with Schisandra chinensis[254]. It has been shown to have an action similar to the sex hormones, prolonging and reviving the copulation period, increasing the weight of the uterus and ovary, prostate gland and testicle[176]. A decoction of the seed or whole plant is applied externally to skin problems including weeping eczema[147].
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. Judging by the plants native habitat it is likely to require a well-drained soil in a sunny position. One report says that it is an annual whilst another says that it is perennial[50, 147].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - we have no details for this species but suggest sowing it as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Alternatively, sow stored seed in late winter in a cold frame. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Russian Federation (Buryatia, Chita, Irkutsk (south), Krasnoyarsk (south), Yakutia-Sakha (south)), Mongolia, Russian Federation (Primorye), China, Korea, Taiwan TROPICAL ASIA: India (Assam, Meghalaya), Laos, Vietnam
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
IUCN Red List
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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