Platostoma palustre
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fe7e45d27c194600453 |
| Scientific name | Platostoma palustre |
| Authority | (Blume) A.J.Paton |
| First published in | Kew Bull. 52: 281 (1997) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
• Fresh or dried aromatic leaves used as a culinary herb and flavoring.
Industrial and craft applications:
• No established industrial or craft applications are documented; its use is primarily culinary.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
• Leaves are an aromatic herb in Southeast Asian cuisines, notably in Vietnamese cooking (as rau răm) for越南 (pho) and other soups, salads, and meats, and in Thai laab and other dishes; sometimes in Cambodian and Lao dishes where a “radium” herb is used. Leaves are used fresh, as an ingredient in condiments, or as a garnish. Flavor is bright, citrus–herbaceous. Application note: the essential-oil profile (e.g., (E)-β-ocimene, α-humulene, germacrene D, β-caryophyllene) underpins the sensory character of the herb and its utility as a flavoring ingredient.
Colorants and tanning:
• No documented dye or tannin uses are reported.
Wood and fiber:
• No documented timber or fiber uses.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
• No documented non-medicinal fragrance or cosmetic uses; its essential oil is occasionally referenced scientifically for GC–MS profiling but not as a marketed fragrance or cosmetic ingredient.
Properties relevant to use:
• The leaves’ essential oil (monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes such as (E)-β-ocimene, α-humulene, germacrene D, β-caryophyllene) imparts a fresh, citrus–herbaceous aroma and contributes to the culinary value of the herb as a flavoring and garnish. Volatile composition varies with cultivar and geography.
Standards and regulation:
• Food use is governed by national food-safety regulations of countries where it is commonly consumed; no specific ISO/ASTM/EN standards for this herb are widely reported.
Sustainability and sourcing:
• Harvested in cultivation and semi-wild settings for regional markets; recognized as part of the herb supply in Southeast Asia. No specific conservation concerns reported.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Mesona chinensis | Benth. | Fl. Hongk. : 274 (1861) |
| Mesona elegans | Hayata | J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 22: 306 (1906) |
| Mesona palustris | Blume | Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 838 (1826) |
| Mesona parviflora | Briq. | Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3a): 365 (1897) |
| Mesona philippinensis | Merr. | Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 101 (1912) |
| Mesona procumbens | Hemsl. | Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 9: 155 (1895) |
| Mesona wallichiana | Benth. | Prodr. 12: 46 (1848) |
| Platostoma chinense | (Benth.) A.J.Paton | Kew Bull. 52: 282 (1997) |
| Geniosporum parviflorum | Benth. | Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 18 (1830) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Indonesian | cincau hitam |
| Japanese | mesona procumbens |
| Japanese | センゾウ |
| Japanese | 仙草 |
| Japanese | センソウ |
| Japanese | mesona chinensis |
| jv | cincau cemeng |
| jv | janggelan |
| jv | cao ireng |
| nan | chhian-chháu |
| nan | chhan-chháu |
| nan | sian-tsháu |
| nan | chhân-chháu |
| nan | tshinn-tsháu |
| nan | tshin-tsháu |
| nan | tshenn-tsháu |
| nan | chhin-chháu |
| nan | sieng tsháu |
| nan | siêng1 cao2 |
| nan | tshân-tsháu |
| nan | sian-chháu |
| Thai | เฉาก๊วย |
| Chinese | 清草 |
| Chinese | 凉粉草 |
| Chinese | 薪草 |
| Chinese | 草粿草 |
| Chinese | 田草 |
| Chinese | 青草 |
| Chinese | 仙人草 |
| Chinese | 仙草 |
| Chinese | 涼粉草 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
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 South-central
- China Southeast
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Eastern Asia
- Taiwan
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China
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Asia-tropical click to expand
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Indian Subcontinent
- Assam
- Bangladesh
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Indo-China
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Malesia
- Jawa
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Philippines
- Sulawesi
- Sumatera
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Papuasia
- New Guinea
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Indian Subcontinent
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000274811 |
| Tropicos | 50209486 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:995915-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-157481 |
| IPNI | 995915-1 |
| iNaturalist | 344265 |
| GBIF | 3881888 |
| Freebase | /m/0641tgy |
| USDA GRIN | 461300 |
| Wikipedia | Platostoma_palustre |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
| Title | Authors | Publication | Released | IDs | ||||
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| Extraction and Identification of Antioxidative Components of Hsian-tsao (Mesona procumbens Hemsl.) | Chien-Ya Hung, Gow-Chin Yen | Elsevier BV | 18-Sep-2002 |
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| Antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds isolated from Mesona procumbens Hemsl. | Hung CY, Yen GC | J Agric Food Chem | 08-May-2002 |
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| Contributions of major components to the antimutagenic effect of Hsian-tsao (Mesona procumbens Hemsl.). | Yen GC, Duh PD, Hung YL | J Agric Food Chem | 01-Oct-2001 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| In public collections | 0 |