Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Pycnostelma chinensis

Common Name
Hsu Ch'Ang Ch'Ing

Activities

Download these results as:
CSV
XLSX
Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Evil eye China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Marasmus China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Nerves China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Seasickness China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Sedative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Vertigo China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.