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Polygonatum orientale

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
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Scientific Literature
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID64401fc683471799494652
Scientific name Polygonatum orientale
Authority Desf.
First published in Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 50 (1807)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
* **Young Shoots (Stems and Leaves):** Young shoots are consumed as a vegetable in parts of Asia, notably China and Korea. They are typically harvested early in spring and prepared by blanching or stir-frying.
* **Processed Shoot Products:** The shoots may be sold fresh, or processed into canned or pickled products.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
* The edible young shoots and leaves are used as a seasonal vegetable. Preparation methods include blanching, stir-frying, or pickling. No established non-medicinal beverage uses are documented.

Wood and fiber:
* No established timber, bast fiber, or other significant fiber uses for this species are documented in reliable sources.

Properties relevant to use:
* **Edibility:** The young shoots and leaves are tender and non-toxic when prepared as food. Established chemical profiles focus on traditional medicinal compounds rather than taste/texture properties relevant to culinary use.

Sustainability and sourcing:
* The primary method of supply for food use appears to be wild-collection from natural habitats or semi-cultivation. Overharvesting for food or other purposes could potentially threaten local populations in some areas, though specific sustainability assessments for this culinary use are not well-documented in major sources.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Polygonatum polyanthemum (M.Bieb.) Link Handbuch 1: 185 (1829)
Polygonatum cilicicum Schott ex Kotschy Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 205 (1857)
Convallaria orientalis (Desf.) Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 4: 30 (1816)
Convallaria polyanthema M.Bieb. Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 3: 272 (1819)
Polygonatum obtusifolium Miscz. ex Grossh. Fl. Kavkaza 1: 241 (1928)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic عقداء شرقية
Turkish doğu mührüsüleymanı

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Doubtful data
- Extinct
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- Native
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Western Asia
      • Iran
      • Turkey

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000716147
Tropicos 100245527
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540198-1
The Plant List kew-284019
Open Tree Of Life 3995497
Observations.org 136729
NCBI Taxonomy 2259079
IPNI 540198-1
iNaturalist 862592
GBIF 2770309
EOL 1014912
Elurikkus 300261
USDA GRIN 446935
CMAUP NPO5040

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Wild plants and fungi sold in the markets of Yerevan (Armenia) Nanagulyan S, Zakaryan N, Kartashyan N, Piwowarczyk R, Łuczaj Ł J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7236950
doi:10.1186/s13002-020-00375-3
PMID:32429968
Iranian Medicinal Plants: From Ethnomedicine to Actual Studies Buso P, Manfredini S, Reza Ahmadi-Ashtiani H, Sciabica S, Buzzi R, Vertuani S, Baldisserotto A Medicina (Kaunas) 26-Feb-2020
PMCID:PMC7143749
doi:10.3390/medicina56030097
PMID:32110920
A panoramic view of medicinal plants traditionally applied for impotence and erectile dysfunction in Persian medicine Nimrouzi M, Jaladat AM, Zarshenas MM J Tradit Complement Med 29-Sep-2018
PMCID:PMC6957810
doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.08.008
PMID:31956553
Screening for antibacterial activity of some Turkish plants against fish pathogens: a possible alternative in the treatment of bacterial infections Turker H, Yıldırım AB Biotechnol Biotechnol Equip 17-Feb-2015
PMCID:PMC4433805
doi:10.1080/13102818.2015.1006445
PMID:26019642
Ethnobotanical investigation of traditional medicinal plants commercialized in the markets of Mashhad, Iran Amiri MS, Joharchi MR Avicenna J Phytomed 01-Jun-2013
PMCID:PMC4075713
PMID:25050282
Stilbenes and coumarins from the plant Polygonatum polyanthemum L. N. Gvazava, V. S. Kikoladze Springer Science and Business Media LLC 13-Dec-2011
doi:10.1007/S10600-011-0068-1
Flavonoids from the plants Polygonatum polyanthemum and P. glaberrimum L. N. Gvazava, V. S. Kikoladze Springer Science and Business Media LLC 13-Dec-2011
doi:10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
Steroidal saponins from the rhizomes of Polygonatum orientale. Yeşilada E, Houghton PJ Phytochemistry 01-Jan-1991
doi:10.1016/0031-9422(91)83218-A
PMID:1367791

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Aporphines
(-)-Isoboldine 6971182 Click to see 327.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Isoboldine 133323 Click to see 327.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Pavine alkaloids
(-)-Argemonine 442168 Click to see 355.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,12R)-15-methoxy-20-methyl-5,7-dioxa-20-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-16-ol 12305286 Click to see 325.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,12R)-16-Methoxy-20-methyl-5,7-dioxa-20-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-15-ol 3082467 Click to see CN1C2CC3=CC4=C(C=C3C1CC5=CC(=C(C=C25)O)OC)OCO4 325.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,12S)-15,16-dimethoxy-20-methyl-5,7-dioxa-20-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-1-ol 10948236 Click to see 355.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,12S)-23-methyl-5,7,16,18-tetraoxa-23-azahexacyclo[10.10.1.02,10.04,8.013,21.015,19]tricosa-2,4(8),9,13,15(19),20-hexaen-1-ol 11110561 Click to see 339.30 unknown via CMAUP database
(1R,9R)-5,12-dimethoxy-17-methyl-17-azatetracyclo[7.7.1.02,7.010,15]heptadeca-2,4,6,10,12,14-hexaene-4,13-diol 11869664 Click to see CN1C2CC3=CC(=C(C=C3C1CC4=CC(=C(C=C24)O)OC)OC)O 327.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,12S,20R)-15-methoxy-20-methyl-20-oxido-5,7-dioxa-20-azoniapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-16-ol 102304441 Click to see C[N+]1(C2CC3=CC(=C(C=C3C1CC4=CC5=C(C=C24)OCO5)OC)O)[O-] 341.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,12S,20R)-16-methoxy-20-methyl-20-oxido-5,7-dioxa-20-azoniapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-15-ol 102304443 Click to see 341.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,12S)-15-methoxy-20-methyl-5,7-dioxa-20-azapentacyclo[10.7.1.02,10.04,8.013,18]icosa-2,4(8),9,13,15,17-hexaen-16-ol 11823545 Click to see CN1C2CC3=CC(=C(C=C3C1CC4=CC5=C(C=C24)OCO5)OC)O 325.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,12S)-5,7,16,18-tetraoxa-23-azahexacyclo[10.10.1.02,10.04,8.013,21.015,19]tricosa-2,4(8),9,13,15(19),20-hexaene 11012304 Click to see 309.30 unknown via CMAUP database
(1S,9S)-4,13-dimethoxy-17-methyl-17-azatetracyclo[7.7.1.02,7.010,15]heptadeca-2(7),3,5,10,12,14-hexaene-3,12-diol 92856799 Click to see CN1C2CC3=C(C1CC4=CC(=C(C=C24)O)OC)C(=C(C=C3)OC)O 327.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(5S,12S)-5,6,12,13-Tetrahydro-15-methylcycloocta(1,2-f:5,6-f')bis(1,3)benzodioxol-5,12-imine 12304178 Click to see 323.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Caryachine 44575219 Click to see 325.40 unknown via CMAUP database
Crychine 193382 Click to see 323.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Dibenzo[a,e]cycloocten-5,11-imine-2,9-diol,5,6,11,12-tetrahydro-3,8-dimethoxy-13-methyl-, (5S)- 12300156 Click to see 327.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Proaporphines
(1'S,2S,4R)-10-methoxy-5-methylspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1',11-diol 10870351 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC34CCC(C=C4)O)O)OC 301.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,4R)-10,11-dimethoxy-5-methylspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1'-one 12306127 Click to see 313.40 unknown via CMAUP database
(2S,4R)-10,11-dimethoxyspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,4'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1'-one 13819281 Click to see 299.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Protoberberine alkaloids and derivatives
Berberine 2353 Click to see 336.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids
Tocopherol quinone 2734086 Click to see 446.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Squalene 638072 Click to see 410.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins
(1R,2R,4S,6S,7S,8R,9S,12R,13R,16S)-16-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-7,9,13-trimethyl-5'-methylidenespiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-10-one 162993315 Click to see 1075.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83218-A
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1S,2S,4S,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13R,16S)-7,9,13-trimethyl-5'-methylidenespiro[5-oxapentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013,18]icos-18-ene-6,2'-oxane]-16-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 162890557 Click to see 1031.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83218-A
sceptrumgenin 3-O-lycotetraoside 3083301 Click to see 1031.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83218-A
Spiroakyroside 197406 Click to see CC1C2C(CC3C2(C(=O)CC4C3CC=C5C4(CCC(C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)O)O)O)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C)OC11CCC(=C)CO1 1075.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83218-A
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzofurans
Cryptocaryone 10379026 Click to see 282.29 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives
6-Methyl-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-6-ium 2753983 Click to see 188.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives / Benzylisoquinolines
4-[(6,7-Dimethoxyisoquinolin-1-yl)methyl]phenol 21814573 Click to see 295.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Isoquinolines and derivatives / Isoquinolones and derivatives
Doryanin 12998814 Click to see 203.19 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyrans / Pyranones and derivatives / Dihydropyranones
7-O-Methylcryptochinone A 46939685 Click to see COC1CC2=C(C3C1OC(=O)C3)C(=O)CC(O2)C4=CC=CC=C4 314.30 unknown via CMAUP database
7-O-Methylcryptochinone B 46939686 Click to see 314.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Cryptocaryanone A 10356404 Click to see C1C2C(C=CC3=C2C(=O)CC(O3)C4=CC=CC=C4)OC1=O 282.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Cryptochinone A 46939683 Click to see 300.30 unknown via CMAUP database
Cryptochinone B 46939684 Click to see 300.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Tetrahydroisoquinolines
(1'S,2R,4R)-10,11-dimethoxy-5-methylspiro[5-azatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),8,10-triene-2,6'-cyclohex-2-ene]-1'-ol 10914050 Click to see CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C3=C2C1CC34CCC=CC4O)OC)OC 315.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives
Hexacosyl (E)-ferulate 5318033 Click to see 558.90 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Scopoletin 5280460 Click to see 192.17 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0068-1
Umbelliferone 5281426 Click to see C1=CC(=CC2=C1C=CC(=O)O2)O 162.14 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0068-1
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
(2S)-7-hydroxyflavanone 688857 Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C1=O)C=CC(=C2)O)C3=CC=CC=C3 240.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones / Flavanonols
(2R,3S)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-Trihydroxy-2,3-Dihydrochromen-4-One 712318 Click to see 304.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol 5280863 Click to see 286.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see 302.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 10100271 Click to see 610.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxychromen-4-one 14749097 Click to see 418.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 162870904 Click to see 418.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 5462193 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
Astragalin 5282102 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O 448.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
Hyperoside 5281643 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
Isoquercetin 5280804 Click to see 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
Vitamin P 5293655 Click to see 610.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0072-5
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
(-)-Pinostrobin 73201 Click to see 270.28 unknown via CMAUP database
5-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethoxyflavone 5748697 Click to see 298.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Mosloflavone 471722 Click to see COC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1)OC(=CC2=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)O)OC 298.29 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 8-O-methylated flavonoids
5-Hydroxy-3,7,8-trimethoxyflavone 21632881 Click to see 328.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxychalcones
2',4'-Dihydroxy-3'-methoxychalcone 9993268 Click to see 270.28 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Stilbenes
(Z)-4-Methoxy-3,3',5,5'-tetrahydroxystilbene 13499471 Click to see 274.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0068-1
3,3',5,5'-Tetrahydroxy-4-methoxystilbene 69244670 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1O)C=CC2=CC(=CC(=C2)O)O)O 274.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0068-1
5-[(E)-2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-2-methoxybenzene-1,3-diol 13499470 Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1O)C=CC2=CC(=CC(=C2)O)O)O 274.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/S10600-011-0068-1

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