| Alangium chinense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Alangiaceae |
| Genus: | Alangium |
| Species: | A.
chinense |
| Binomial name | |
| Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms[1] |
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Alangium chinense is a species of flowering plant in the Alangiaceae family. It has the Chinese name (simplified Chinese: 八角枫; pinyin: bā jiǎo fēng)[2].
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It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine[3]. And, it is used to treat snakebite, used as a carminative. Moreover, it is used to increase circulation, as a contraceptive and a "hemostat", to treat numbness, rheumatism, and wounds[4].
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