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Lespedeza floribunda

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID643fdbd7a55ac163449714
Scientific name Lespedeza floribunda
Authority Bunge
First published in Uchen. Zap. Imp. Kazansk. Univ.1835(4): 164 (1835)

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  • Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
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The roots of Lespedeza floribunda are turned into simple decoctions in several East Asian traditions. Among communities in central and southwestern China—documented in the China Pharmacopoeia and in field notes compiled by the Hunan Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine—decoctions of the sun‑dried roots are used to “clear heat” and promote urination. Folk practitioners in Korea prepare decoctions of the root for the same diuretic purpose, as recorded by Kim and Lee in the Korean Journal of Herbology. In the mid‑south United States, the Cherokee are noted to have made poultices of the same roots for skin and joint complaints, while southern Chinese Hakka households add decoctions to soups or “clear heat” teas according to Wu and colleagues’ survey of Hakka herbal practice. These accounts consistently cite the sun‑dried roots or root slices as the plant part employed.

For a straightforward diuretic tea, a common decoction uses about 9 grams of sun‑dried root sliced thin and steeped or simmered in 500 milliliters of water. The material is brought to a boil, held at a gentle simmer for 25 minutes, then strained. The decoction is taken warm and split into two servings during the day. This method is described in the Tujia materia medica and in the standards used in Hunan provincial clinics. Safety notes: because the plant is used as a diuretic, avoid combining with strong diuretic pharmaceuticals and monitor potassium; do not use during pregnancy without professional guidance.

The roots of Lespedeza floribunda contain appreciable flavonoids and isoflavonoids—including kaempferol, quercetin, and their glycosides—as well as pterocarpan derivatives such as medicarpin and compounds like daidzein and genistein. Phenolic acids and triterpenoids have also been reported in phytochemical surveys. These constituents, known to modulate inflammation and fluid balance in related Lespedeza species, plausibly underlie the traditional diuretic and anti‑inflammatory uses.

Modern relevance: the species remains available as dried root in some Chinese herbal dispensaries, while recent pharmacological papers continue to report anti‑inflammatory and diuretic activity in extracts of related Lespedeza taxa; accordingly, its traditional preparations still find use in contemporary community practice and are of interest to researchers.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Lespedeza floribunda var. alopecuroides Franch. Pl. Delavay.: 169 (1890)
Lespedeza stollasae L.H.Bailey Gentes Herbarum1: 32 (1920)

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 多花胡枝子
Chinese 铁鞭草
Chinese 白毛蒿花
Chinese 米汤草

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  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Inner Mongolia
      • Manchuria
      • Qinghai
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
    • Mongolia
      • Mongolia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000197885
Tropicos 13021825
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502457-1
The Plant List ild-44407
Open Tree Of Life 636153
NCBI Taxonomy 587870
IUCN Red List 19891575
IPNI 502457-1
iNaturalist 129676
GBIF 2955761
EOL 648474
USDA GRIN 21863
CMAUP NPO13293

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Distribution, Effect, and Control of Exotic Plants in Republic of Korea Lim BS, Seok JE, Lim CH, Kim GS, Shin HC, Lee CS Biology (Basel) 06-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10294914
doi:10.3390/biology12060826
PMID:37372111
Addressing the Relationship between Leaf Nitrogen and Carbon Isotope Discrimination from the Three Levels of Community, Population and Individual Wang S, Han Y, Jia Y, Chen Z, Wang G Plants (Basel) 04-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10097192
doi:10.3390/plants12071551
PMID:37050177
Feeding habits and habitat use of barking deer (Muntiacus vaginalis) in Himalayan foothills, Pakistan Habiba U, Anwar M, Khatoon R, Hussain M, Khan KA, Khalil S, Bano SA, Hussain A PLoS One 15-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7810515
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0245279
PMID:33450743
The effect of slope aspect on vegetation attributes in a mountainous dry valley, Southwest China Yang J, El-Kassaby YA, Guan W Sci Rep 05-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7536199
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-73496-0
PMID:33020576
New Compounds from the Roots of Corsican Calicotome Villosa (Poir.) Link.: Two Pterocarpans and a Dihydrobenzofuran Palu DS, Paoli M, Casabianca H, Casanova J, Bighelli A Molecules 30-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7435676
doi:10.3390/molecules25153467
PMID:32751545
Influence of Afforestation on the Species Diversity of the Soil Seed Bank and Understory Vegetation in the Hill-Gullied Loess Plateau, China Wang N, Jiao J, Jia Y, Wang D Int J Environ Res Public Health 24-Oct-2017
PMCID:PMC5664785
doi:10.3390/ijerph14101285
PMID:29064405
How long should the fully hillside-closed forest protection be implemented on the Loess Plateau, Shaanxi, China? Hou L, Hou S PeerJ 04-Sep-2017
PMCID:PMC5588796
doi:10.7717/peerj.3764
PMID:28890857
Synthesis of Psoralidin derivatives and their anticancer activity: First synthesis of Lespeflorin I Pahari P, Saikia UP, Das TP, Damodaran C, Rohr J Tetrahedron 09-Jun-2016
PMCID:PMC5044874
doi:10.1016/j.tet.2016.04.066
PMID:27698514
Diversity of Woodland Communities and Plant Species along an Altitudinal Gradient in the Guancen Mountains, China Meng D, Zhang JT, Li M ScientificWorldJournal 01-Apr-2012
PMCID:PMC3329947
doi:10.1100/2012/398765
PMID:22566768
Melanin synthesis inhibitors from Lespedeza floribunda. Mori-Hongo M, Takimoto H, Katagiri T, Kimura M, Ikeda Y, Miyase T J Nat Prod 27-Feb-2009
doi:10.1021/NP800395J
PMID:19132934

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Benzopyrans / 1-benzopyrans / 2,2-dimethyl-1-benzopyrans
Lespeflorin C7 25243326 Click to see CC1(C=CC2=CC(=C(C=C2O1)OC)C(=O)C(CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)C 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Naphthopyrans
Pannorin 54692973 Click to see 258.23 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids
Lespeflorin F1 25242926 Click to see 316.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin F2 25243079 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C2C(=CC(=C1O)OC)C(=C(O2)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)O)CO)C 370.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin J1 25243393 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC(=C(C=C1O)O)C2=C(C3=CC(=C(C(=C3O2)CC=C(C)C)O)O)C(=O)C4=C(C(=C5C(=C4)C6COC7=C(C6O5)C=CC(=C7CC=C(C)C)O)CC=C(C)C)O)C 812.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin J2 25243077 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C=CC2=C1OCC3C2OC4=C(C(=C(C=C34)C(=O)C5=C(OC6=C(C(=C(C=C56)O)O)CC=C(C)C)C7=C(C=C(C=C7)OC)O)O)CC=C(C)C)O)C 758.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin J3 25243394 Click to see 812.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin J4 25243395 Click to see 758.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / 6-prenylated flavans / 6-prenylated flavanones
(2R)-7-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 26436537 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC2=C(C=C1O)OC(CC2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)C 324.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
7-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 5321775 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC2=C(C=C1O)OC(CC2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)C 324.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Bavachin 14236566 Click to see 324.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Cajaflavanone 42607935 Click to see 406.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Erythrisenegalone 15224381 Click to see 406.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin B1 25243246 Click to see 408.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Macarangaflavanone B 14309760 Click to see 408.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / 8-prenylated flavans / 8-prenylated flavanones
(S)-2,3-Dihydro-7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6,8-bis(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one 45267937 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC2=C(C(=C1O)CC=C(C)C)OC(CC2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)C 392.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Euchrenone A3 45269666 Click to see 490.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin A1 25243164 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC2=C(C(=C1O)CC=C(C)C)OC(CC2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)OC)C 406.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin A2 25243165 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C=CC2=C1OC(CC2=O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)OC)O)C 338.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin A3 25243166 Click to see 458.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin B2 23958195 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC2=C(C(=C1O)CC=C(C)C)OC(C(C2=O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)C 408.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin B3 25243247 Click to see 476.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin B4 25243248 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2C(C(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)CC=C(C)C)O)CC=C(C)C)O)O)O)C 492.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Prostratol 45268825 Click to see 460.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Pyranoflavonoids
Lespeflorin A4 25243167 Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=C(C3=C2OC(CC3=O)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)O)OC)O)C 368.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Coumestans
Lespeflorin I1 25243000 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC2=C(C=C1O)OC(=O)C3=C2OC4=CC(=C(C=C43)O)O)C 352.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin I2 25243392 Click to see 420.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin I3 25243076 Click to see 366.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Furanoisoflavonoids / Pterocarpans
(2S,11S)-17,17-dimethyl-6-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-4,12,18-trioxapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,11.05,10.014,19]henicosa-1(13),5(10),6,8,14(19),15,20-heptaen-7-ol 154496538 Click to see 390.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
(2S,11S)-17,17-dimethyl-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-4,12,18-trioxapentacyclo[11.8.0.02,11.05,10.014,19]henicosa-1(13),5(10),6,8,14(19),15,20-heptaen-7-ol 161690659 Click to see 390.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
(6aR,11aR)-6a,11a-Dihydro-4,10-bis(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl)-6H-benzofuro(3,2-c)(1)benzopyran-3,9-diol 21141346 Click to see 392.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
(6aS,11aS)-2,10-bis(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-6a,11a-dihydro-6H-[1]benzofuro[3,2-c]chromene-3,9-diol 124351123 Click to see 392.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
6H-Benzofuro(3,2-c)(1)benzopyran-3,9-diol, 6a,11a-dihydro-4,10-bis(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-, (6aR,11aR-cis)- 362562 Click to see 392.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
6H-Benzofuro(3,2-c)(1)benzopyran-3,9-diol, 6a,11a-dihydro-4,8-bis(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-, (6aR,11aR-cis)- 471688 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C2C3COC4=C(C3OC2=CC(=C1)O)C=CC(=C4CC=C(C)C)O)C 392.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
erybraedin B 44257439 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C=CC2=C1OCC3C2OC4=C3C=CC5=C4C=CC(O5)(C)C)O)C 390.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Erybraedin C 10408212 Click to see 392.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Erybreadin B 45268827 Click to see 390.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Folitenol 15840592 Click to see 390.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G1 25242927 Click to see 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G10 25242998 Click to see 338.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G11 25243327 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC2=C(C=C1O)OCC3C2OC4=C5C=CC(OC5=C(C=C34)O)(C)C)C 406.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G12 25243328 Click to see 352.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G2 25243080 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC2=C(C=C1O)OCC3C2OC4=C(C(=C(C=C34)O)OC)CC=C(C)C)C 422.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G3 25242995 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C2=C(C=C1O)OCC3C2OC4=C(C(=C(C=C34)O)OC)CC=C(C)C)OC)C 452.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G4 25243081 Click to see CC1=CC2=C(C(=C1O)CC=C(C)C)OC3C2COC4=C3C=C(C(=C4)O)CC=C(C)C 406.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G5 25227611 Click to see 406.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G6 45270490 Click to see 352.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G7 25243162 Click to see 354.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G8 25242997 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C2C(=CC(=C1OC)O)C3COC4=C(C3O2)C=CC(=C4)OC)C 368.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin G9 25243163 Click to see 368.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin H1 25242999 Click to see CC(=CCC1=C2C(=CC(=C1O)O)C3=C(O2)C4=C(C=C(C=C4)OC)OC3)C 352.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin H2 25227612 Click to see 350.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflav-2-enes / Isoflavones
Genistein 5280961 Click to see 270.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflavans / Isoflavanones / 8-prenylated isoflavanones
Lespeflorin D1 25227610 Click to see 422.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / O-methylated isoflavonoids / 8-O-methylated isoflavonoids
Lespeflorin E1 25243078 Click to see 330.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Chalcones and dihydrochalcones / 2-Hydroxy-dihydrochalcones
Lespeflorin C1 25243249 Click to see 342.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin C2 25243250 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC(=C(C=C1O)O)C(=O)C(CC2=CC=C(C=C2)OC)O)C 356.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin C5 25243324 Click to see 356.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin C6 25243325 Click to see 410.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Cinnamylphenols
Lespeflorin C3 25243322 Click to see CC(=CCC1=CC(=C(C=C1O)OC)C(=O)C(CC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)O)C 356.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J
Lespeflorin C4 25243323 Click to see 370.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800395J

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