Fraxinus chinensis

Fraxinus chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Fraxinus
Species: F. chinensis
Binomial name
Fraxinus chinensis
Roxb.

Fraxinus chinensis (Chinese ash,[1] 白蜡树 or 秦皮) is a species of flowering trees. Its leaves are used in traditional Chinese medicine for dysentery disorders.

References

  1. "Fraxinus chinensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

1. Bensky, D., Clavey, S., Stöger, E., Gamble, A., Bensky, L. L., & Martin-Kagartsang, J. (2016). Materia Medica (3rd ed.). Schiedlberg: BACOPA.

2. Xhou-Zhong, Y., Flaws, B., & Shou-Zhong, Y. (1998). The divine farmer’s Materia Medica: A translation of the “Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing.” United States: Blue Poppy Press.

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