Asarum sieboldii

Asarum sieboldii
Close-up of flower
On Mount Ibuki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Genus: Asarum
Species:
A. sieboldii
Binomial name
Asarum sieboldii
Synonyms
List
    • Asarum chungbuensis (C.S.Yook & J.G.Kim) B.U.Oh
    • Asarum dimidiatum F.Maek.
    • Asarum maculatum Nakai
    • Asarum maculatum f. non-maculatum (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim
    • Asarum maculatum var. non-maculatum Y.N.Lee
    • Asarum maculatum f. viride Y.N.Lee
    • Asarum sieboldii f. chungbuensis C.S.Yook & J.G.Kim
    • Asarum sieboldii var. cornutum Y.N.Lee
    • Asarum sieboldii f. cornutum (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim
    • Asarum sieboldii var. maculatum (Nakai) M.Kim & S.So
    • Asarum sieboldii f. non-maculatum (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim
    • Asarum sieboldii var. sonunsanense (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim & S.So
    • Asarum sieboldii f. sonunsanense (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim & S.So
    • Asarum sieboldii var. versicolor Yamaki
    • Asarum sonunsanense Y.N.Lee
    • Asarum sonunsanense f. variegatum Y.N.Lee
    • Asarum sonunsanense f. viriluteolum Y.N.Lee
    • Asarum versicolor (Yamaki) M.Kim & S.So
    • Asarum versicolor f. non-versicolor (Y.N.Lee) M.Kim
    • Asarum versicolor var. non-versicolor Y.N.Lee
    • Asiasarum dimidiatum (F.Maek.) F.Maek.
    • Asiasarum koreanum J.G.Kim & C.S.Yook
    • Asiasarum maculatum (Nakai) F.Maek.
    • Asiasarum sieboldii (Miq.) F.Maek.
    • Asiasarum sieboldii f. chungbuensis C.S.Yook & J.G.Kim
    • Asiasarum sieboldii var. versicolor Yamaki

Asarum sieboldii, the Japanese wild ginger, Chinese wild ginger (names it shares with other members of its genus), Manchurian wild ginger, Siebold wild ginger, or birthwort (a name it shares with many other plants), is a species of flowering plant in the family Aristolochiaceae. It is native to Primorsky Krai of the Russian Far East, Manchuria, Korea, and central and southern Japan. A perennial herb, it is found in the understory of forests, and in moist valley floors. There appears to be a cultivar, 'Jade Dragon'. Like other wild gingers, it is sold to people suffering from various ailments in traditional Chinese medicine.

Subtaxa

The following varieties and forms are accepted:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Asarum sieboldii Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 July 2026. Common Names: unknown; Japanese wild ginger, birthwort, hsi hsin, sai san (Cant), saishin
  2. 1 2 "Asarum sieboldii 'Jade Dragon' RHS Plant Profile Siebold wild ginger 'Jade Dragon'". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026. Name Status Unresolved
  3. ↑ "Asarum sieboldii Whole". UNIISearch. Silver Spring, Maryland: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026. hua xi xin
  4. ↑ "汉城细辛 han cheng xi xin". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden & Harvard University Herbaria. 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Li, Huiling; Wang, Zhiqing; Zhao, Guangyuan; Wang, Yanhong; Xu, Xuanwei; Wang, Yingping; Zhang, Ze; Wang, Guanghui (2024). "Comparative Biochemical and Pharmacodynamic Analyses of Asarum heterotropoides Fr. Schmidt var. mandshuricum (Maxim) Kitag and Asarum sieboldii Miq var. seoulense Nakai Roots". Pharmaceuticals. 17 (10): 1301. doi:10.3390/ph17101301. PMC 11509884. PMID 39458942.