Aster glehnii explained

Aster glehnii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Its native range is South Korea, Sakhalin to Japan.

Description

A. glehnii is a clump-forming, upright herbaceous perennial growing up to tall from a thick, woody rhizome.^[1] Stems are tall, dark-coloured, erect, bearing crowded, small, dark green leaves. Flowers are small, stellate, clustered, and are usually white in colour, with a yellow centre. Flowers appear in September to October.^[2]

Habitat

A. glenhii favours disturbed land, grasslands, verges and forest edges.^[3]

Medicinal usage

Aster glehnii has been used traditionally in Asian folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent and has been used more recently as an ingredient in cosmetic formulations.^{[4] [5]} Its leaves are used in Korea to treat insomnia.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aster glehnii - Useful Temperate Plants . 2024-09-06 . temperate.theferns.info.
2. Web site: Aster glehnii F. Schmidt var. hondoensis Kitamura . 2024-09-06 . www7a.biglobe.ne.jp.
3. Web site: Aster glehnii PFAF Plant Database . 2024-09-06 . pfaf.org.
4. Cho . S. E. . Park . J. H. . Choi . I. Y. . Choi . Y. J. . Shin . H. D. . June 2016 . First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Podosphaera astericola on Aster glehnii in Korea . Plant Disease . en . 100 . 5 . 1017 . 10.1094/PDIS-11-15-1325-PDN . 0191-2917. free .
5. Web site: Ingredient . 2024-09-06 . COSMILE Europe . en-GB.
6. Liao . Yulan . Bae . Ho Jung . Park . Jong Hun . Zhang . Jiabao . Koo . Bokyung . Lim . Mi Kyung . Han . Eun Hye . Lee . Sang Ho . Jung . Seo Yun . Lew . Jae Hwan . Ryu . Jong Hoon . July 2019 . Aster glehni Extract Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Mice . Journal of Medicinal Food . 22 . 7 . 685–695 . 10.1089/jmf.2018.4302 . 1557-7600 . 31225769.