Wikstroemia indica

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Wikstroemia indica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Wikstroemia
Species:
W. indica
Binomial name
Wikstroemia indica
Synonyms[2]
Synonyms list
    • Capura purpurata L. (1771)
    • Daphne cannabina Lour. (1790)
    • Daphne indica L. (1753) (basionym)
    • Daphne indica alba J.R.Duncan & V.C.Davies (1925)
    • Daphne indica subsp. linearifolia (Elmer) Halda (1999)
    • Daphne indica subsp. novae-caledoniae (Gand.) Halda (1999)
    • Daphne viridiflora Wall. (1829), not validly publ.
    • Daphne zhouana Halda (1999)
    • Diplomorpha viridiflora (Wall. ex Meisn.) C.A.Mey. (1843)
    • Wikstroemia amplifolia (Schltr.) Domke (1934)
    • Wikstroemia forsteri Decne. (1844)
    • Wikstroemia indica var. amplifolia Schltr. (1906)
    • Wikstroemia indica var. insularis Schltr. (1906)
    • Wikstroemia indica var. viridiflora (Wall. ex Meisn.) Hook.f. (1886)
    • Wikstroemia linearifolia Elmer (1910)
    • Wikstroemia linearifolia H.F.Zhou ex C.Y.Chang (1986), nom. illeg.
    • Wikstroemia novae-caledoniae Gand. (1913)
    • Wikstroemia ovalifolia Decne. (1844)
    • Wikstroemia ovata Fern.-Vill. (1880), nom. illeg.
    • Wikstroemia pachyphylla Merr. (1917)
    • Wikstroemia pulgarensis Elmer (1913)
    • Wikstroemia purpurata (L.) Druce (1917)
    • Wikstroemia shuttleworthiana Meisn. (1857)
    • Wikstroemia shuttleworthii Meisn. (1841)
    • Wikstroemia subcoriacea Merr. (1917)
    • Wikstroemia valbrayi H.Lév. (1915)
    • Wikstroemia viridiflora Wall. ex Meisn. (1841)
    • Wikstroemia viridiflora var. acuta Lecomte (1915)
    • Wikstroemia zhouana (Halda) C.Shang & S.Liao (2016)
    • Xylosma cochine Lour. ex Gomes Mach. (1868)

Wikstroemia indica, also known as tie bush, Indian stringbush, bootlace bush, or small-leaf salago (Chinese: 了哥王; pinyin: liǎo gē wáng) is a small shrub with glossy leaves, small greenish-yellow flowers and toxic red fruits. It grows in forests and on rocky, shrubby slopes in central and southeastern China, Vietnam, India, Australia and the Philippines.[3][4]

Toxicity

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W. indica is toxic[5] and the poisoning caused by W. indica leads to dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and diarrhea.[6]

Medicinal uses

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It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. As a traditional Chinese herb, this plant has long been employed as an antipyretic, detoxicant, expectorant, vermifuge, and abortifacient in clinical practice in China.[6]

Chemicals

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An alcoholic extract of the plant was found to contain daphnoretin, chrysophanol, myricitrime and rutin.[7] The extract of W. indica displays antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities in vitro.[7]

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  • Botanical line drawing showing foliage and flowers. Plant labelled with obsolete name Daphne indica.
    Botanical line drawing showing foliage and flowers. Plant labelled with obsolete name Daphne indica.

References

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