Cryptotaenia japonica
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440145c5eb73166231620 |
| Scientific name | Cryptotaenia japonica |
| Authority | Hassk. |
| First published in | Retzia 1: 113 (1855) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Important notice
- Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
- Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
- Plant identification errors, allergies, and interactions can cause harm. Consult qualified professionals for health questions.
- Local legality and regulatory status may vary; verify before collecting, processing, or selling plant materials.
Natural medicine has been popular for thousands of years, and modern society uses herbal plants in various ways for health benefits. Cryptotaenia japonica is commonly referred to as Japanese honewort, and its medicinal properties need thorough documentation before being accepted by science or used medicinally. It's essential to gather credible sources on how this plant is traditionally used, especially in different cultures, and ensure any claims about its ethnobotanical uses are backed by reliable evidence.
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Cryptotaenia japonica is used as a leafy vegetable and aromatic herb. The fresh leaves and stems are harvested and employed as a garnish and flavoring in Japanese cuisine, typically in salads, soups, simmered dishes, hot pots, and as a finishing herb. The aroma is described as celery-like; it is used whole or chopped without mention of dosage or efficacy.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Cryptotaenia canadensis f. atropurpurea | (Makino) Yonek. | J. Jap. Bot. 80(6): 327. 2005 [Dec 2005] |
| Cryptotaenia canadensis var. japonica | (Hassk.) Makino | Somoku-Dzusetsu ed. 3, 1: 379 1907 |
| Cryptotaenia canadensis subsp. japonica | (Hassk.) Hand.-Mazz. | Symb. Sin. 7: 713 1933 |
| Cryptotaenia canadensis f. warabiana | (Makino) Yonek. | J. Jap. Bot. 80: 327 (2005) |
| Cryptotaenia japonica var. atropurpurea | Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 3: 8 (1926) |
| Cryptotaenia japonica var. dissecta | Y.Yabe | J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 16(4): 40 1902 |
| Cryptotaenia japonica f. dissecta | (Y.Yabe) H.Hara | Enum. Sperm. Jap. 3: 309 1954 |
| Cryptotaenia japonica f. pinnatisecta | S.L.Liou | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 28(2): 152. 1990 [10 Mar 1990] |
| Cryptotaenia japonica var. warabiana | Makino | J. Jap. Bot. 8: 46 (1932) |
| Deringa dissecta | Koso-Pol. | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou , n.s., 29: 136 (1915 publ. 1916) |
| Deringa japonica | Koso-Pol. | Vestn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 11: 139 (1916) |
| Cryptotaenia canadensis f. dissecta | (Y.Yabe) Makino | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 22: 175 1908 |
| Cryptotaenia japonica f. warabiana | (Makino) H.Hara | Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 3: 309 (1954) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | japanese honewort |
| English | east asian wildparsley |
| English | japanese cryptotaenia |
| English | mitsuba |
| English | white chervil |
| Arabic | بقدونس بري ياباني |
| German | mitsuba |
| Persian | کریپتوتائهنیا |
| Indonesian | mitsuba |
| Japanese | ミツバゼリ |
| Japanese | ミツバ |
| Japanese | 野蜀葵 |
| Japanese | 三葉芹 |
| Japanese | 三ツ葉 |
| Japanese | 三つ葉 |
| Japanese | 三葉 |
| Japanese | みつば |
| Korean | 반디나물 |
| Korean | 파드득나물 |
| Chinese | 深裂鸭儿芹 |
| Chinese | 鸭儿芹根 |
| Chinese | 鸭儿芹果 |
| Chinese | 鸭儿芹 |
| Chinese | 鴨兒芹 |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Alternate between 20°C and 4°C for 3 months each, across multiple cycles, acknowledging that germination may be prolonged. |
| Requires Darkness: These seeds need to be covered with soil or otherwise kept in the dark to germinate properly. Light inhibits their germination process. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China North-central
- China South-central
- China Southeast
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
- Korea
- Nansei-shoto
- Taiwan
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Russian Far East
- Kuril Islands
- Primorye
- Sakhalin
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indo-China
- Vietnam
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Indo-China
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Southern America click to expand
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Western South America
- Colombia
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Western South America
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000628509 |
| USDA Plants | CRJA7 |
| Tropicos | 1701453 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840846-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2746577 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 622349 |
| Observations.org | 129663 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 48117 |
| IPNI | 840846-1 |
| iNaturalist | 496962 |
| GBIF | 3034432 |
| Freebase | /m/07gcqv |
| EPPO | CPBCA |
| EPPO | CPBJA |
| EOL | 482111 |
| USDA GRIN | 12535 |
| Wikipedia | Cryptotaenia_japonica |
| CMAUP | NPO14048 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives | |||||
| Diphenylcyclopropenone | 65057 | Click to see | 206.24 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives | |||||
| Vanillate | 54675858 | Click to see | 167.14 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes | |||||
| Pentane | 8003 | Click to see | 72.15 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids | |||||
| beta-Ocimene, (3Z)- | 5320250 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Myrcene | 31253 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/BCSJ.42.3026 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Aromatic monoterpenoids | |||||
| P-Cymene | 7463 | Click to see | 134.22 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/BCSJ.42.3026 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids | |||||
| (-)-Camphene | 440966 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/BCSJ.42.3026 |
| (+-)-alpha-Pinene | 6654 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/BCSJ.42.3026 |
| (+)-Sabinene | 10887971 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/BCSJ.42.3026 |
| alpha-Pinene, (+)- | 82227 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/BCSJ.42.3026 |
| alpha-Thujene | 17868 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/BCSJ.42.3026 |
| alpha-THUJENE, (+/-)- | 12444324 | Click to see CC1=CCC2(C1C2)C(C)C | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/BCSJ.42.3026 |
| Camphene | 6616 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/BCSJ.42.3026 |
| Sabinene | 18818 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1246/BCSJ.42.3026 |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids | |||||
| (+)-Limonene | 440917 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Limonene, (+/-)- | 22311 | Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C | 136.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Monocyclic monoterpenoids | |||||
| Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-3-(1-methylethenyl)- | 10354 | Click to see | 136.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| beta-Farnesene, (6Z)- | 5317319 | Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=C)C=C)C)C | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (+)-Ursolic Acid | 64945 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aS,10S,12aR,14bR)-10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid | 38735514 | Click to see CC1CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C)C2C1C)C)C(=O)O | 456.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (4R,4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,12aS,14aS,14bR)-4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14a-octamethyl-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-one | 11870449 | Click to see | 426.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Oleanolic Acid | 10494 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Hydroxysteroids / 21-hydroxysteroids | |||||
| 21-Hydroxypregna-4,6-Diene-3,12,20-Trione | 16104852 | Click to see | 342.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Neridienone B | 44418781 | Click to see CC12CCC(=O)C=C1C=CC3C2CC(=O)C4(C3CCC4C(CO)O)C | 344.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Oxosteroids / 20-oxosteroids | |||||
| Neridienone A | 100630 | Click to see CC(=O)C1=CCC2C1(C(CC3C2C=CC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)O)C | 326.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Pregnane steroids / Gluco/mineralocorticoids, progestogins and derivatives | |||||
| 16Beta,17beta-epoxy-12beta-hydroxypregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione | 16104853 | Click to see | 342.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 20R-Hydroxypregna-4,6-Diene-3,12-Dione | 16104854 | Click to see | 328.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroid lactones / Cardenolides and derivatives | |||||
| Gitoxigenin | 348482 | Click to see CC12CCC(CC1CCC3C2CCC4(C3(CC(C4C5=CC(=O)OC5)O)O)C)O | 390.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Oleandrigenin | 9802865 | Click to see | 432.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Uzarigenin | 92760 | Click to see CC12CCC(CC1CCC3C2CCC4(C3(CCC4C5=CC(=O)OC5)O)C)O | 374.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroid lactones / Cardenolides and derivatives / Cardenolide glycosides and derivatives | |||||
| (3beta,5beta)-3-((2,6-Dideoxy-3-O-methyl-beta-D-lyxo-hexopyranosyl)oxy)-8,14-epoxycard-20(22)-enolide | 441840 | Click to see | 516.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(3S,5R,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,16S,17R)-14-hydroxy-3-[(2R,4R,5S,6R)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-10,13-dimethyl-17-(5-oxo-2H-furan-3-yl)-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-16-yl] acetate | 12304185 | Click to see | 576.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 3-[(3S,5R,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-14-hydroxy-3-[(2R,4S,5S,6R)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2H-furan-5-one | 16756311 | Click to see | 518.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 3-[(3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-14-Hydroxy-3-[(2R,4R,5S,6R)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2H-furan-5-one | 101600017 | Click to see | 518.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 3beta-[[4-O-(6-O-beta-D-Glucopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-2,6-dideoxy-3-O-methyl-beta-D-galactopyranosyl]oxy]-14-hydroxy-5beta,14beta-card-20(22)-enolide | 101634825 | Click to see CC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3CCC5(C4(CCC5C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)C)C)OC)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)COC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O | 843.00 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Adynerigenin beta-neritrioside | 91886678 | Click to see | 840.90 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Cryptogranodoside A | 44425149 | Click to see CC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3CCC5(C4(CC(C5C6=CC(=O)OC6)OC(=O)C)O)C)C)OC)O | 576.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Desacetyloleandrin | 76962086 | Click to see CC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3CCC5(C4(CC(C5C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)O)C)C)OC)O | 534.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Odoroside A | 44425145 | Click to see | 518.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Odoroside H | 205840 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3CCC5(C4(CCC5C6=CC(=O)OC6)O)C)C)O)OC)O | 534.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Oleandrin | 11541511 | Click to see CC1C(C(CC(O1)OC2CCC3(C(C2)CCC4C3CCC5(C4(CC(C5C6=CC(=O)OC6)OC(=O)C)O)C)C)OC)O | 576.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides | |||||
| (8R,9S,10R,13R,14S,17S)-14-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-17-[2-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyacetyl]-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one | 101630631 | Click to see CC12CCC(=O)C=C1CCC3C2CCC4(C3(CCC4C(=O)COC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)C | 508.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 3beta-[6-O-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy]-14beta-hydroxy-5alpha-pregnan-20-one | 101630630 | Click to see CC(=O)C1CCC2(C1(CCC3C2CCC4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)COC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)O | 658.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| Npc196776 | 50930798 | Click to see | 410.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| 3-[(1S,3R,7R,10R,11S,14S,16R)-14-[(2R,4R,5S,6R)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy-7,11-dimethyl-2-oxapentacyclo[8.8.0.01,3.03,7.011,16]octadec-5-en-6-yl]-2H-furan-5-one | 44425147 | Click to see | 514.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Dehydroadynerigenin beta-neritrioside | 102004568 | Click to see | 838.90 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Dehydroadynerigenin digitaloside | 101633902 | Click to see | 530.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones / Enones | |||||
| Mesityl oxide | 8858 | Click to see | 98.14 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Npc7606 | 11672660 | Click to see | 99.14 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Ketones | |||||
| 4-Penten-2-one, 4-methyl- | 19543 | Click to see | 98.14 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indolizidines | |||||
| Mitraphyllic acid | 193449 | Click to see | 354.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isobenzofurans | |||||
| Senkyunolide I | 11521428 | Click to see CCCC=C1C2=C(C(C(CC2)O)O)C(=O)O1 | 224.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Oxepanes | |||||
| 3-[(1S,3R,7R,10R,11S,14S,16R)-14-hydroxy-7,11-dimethyl-2-oxapentacyclo[8.8.0.01,3.03,7.011,16]octadec-5-en-6-yl]-2H-furan-5-one | 101713198 | Click to see | 370.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids | |||||
| 3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 54710367 | Click to see | 179.15 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones | |||||
| 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-4-oxo-4H-chromen-7-olate luteolin-7-olate(1-) | 25201972 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)[O-] | 285.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Apigenin-7-olate | 25200950 | Click to see | 269.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Myricetin | 5281672 | Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O | 318.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see | 302.23 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| Myricitrin | 5281673 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Quercitrin | 5280459 | Click to see | 448.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Rutin | 5280805 | Click to see | 610.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides | |||||
| Apigenin 7-O-glucoside | 5280704 | Click to see | 432.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 4-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Diosmetin | 5281612 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O | 300.26 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |