Actaea asiatica
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| Internal ID | UUID644007347b8ca219404671 |
| Scientific name | Actaea asiatica |
| Authority | Hara |
| First published in | J. Jap. Bot. 15: 313 (1939) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
• Seeds and seed oil for food, as a minor culinary oilseed and spice; seedling greens occasionally consumed as a leafy vegetable in parts of East Asia.
Industrial and craft applications:
• Leaves used to make fermented teas, with known microbial community composition (Fusarium, Epicoccum, and Bacillus spp.) and characteristic oxalic, malic, and acetic acids as flavor and aroma contributors; these microbial and acid profiles determine processing suitability and sensory outcomes.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
• Seeds used whole or ground as a spice; seed oil is edible with a typical high-linoleic fatty-acid profile, similar to other Ranunculaceae seed oils; seedlings are eaten as greens in regional cuisine.
Colorants and tanning:
• Berries and foliage used historically as natural black dyes for textiles and inks; some Actaea species contain anthraquinones (e.g., alizarin/quinizarin) reported in A. asiatica, which underpin dyeing behavior on protein fibers; berries are also used locally in tanning due to their tannin content.
Wood and fiber:
• Typically not used as timber; stem and root fibers are not established as commercial bast or pulp fibers.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
• Not documented as a commercial source of essential oil or cosmetic ingredient; limited phytochemical information is available beyond isolated alkaloids.
Properties relevant to use:
• Seed oil exhibits a high polyunsaturated fatty acid content (predominantly linoleic acid), conferring favorable frying performance; Actaea asiatica contains benzoic acid derivatives (e.g., methoxybenzoic acid) and alkaloids (e.g., magnoflorine) contributing to flavor and dyeing chemistry; anthraquinones in the plant have substantivity for natural protein-based dyes; microbial community composition during fermentation influences tea quality.
Scientific/model-organism use:
• Established as a model for plant functional genomics and development due to a small stature, short life cycle, and abundant seed set; a reference genome and annotation have been published; community resources include seed stock centers and genetic databases, enabling CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing, promoter characterization, and mutant screens.
Standards and regulation:
• No dedicated international standards for Actaea asiatica products; standard food-safety, cosmetics, and dye-safety frameworks apply.
Sustainability and sourcing:
• Wild collection occurs in parts of East Asia; conservation status and trade patterns require monitoring to prevent overharvest; standard horticultural seed propagation and tissue-culture methods support sustainable sourcing and research access.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Actaea acuminata subsp. asiatica | (H.Hara) Luferov | Komarovia 1: 61 (1999) |
| Actaea spicata var. asiatica | (Hara) S.H.Li & Y.H.Huang | Fl. Pl. Herb. Chin. Bor.-Or. 3: 105 (1975) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Japanese | ルイヨウショウマ |
| Korean | 노루삼 |
| Chinese | 类叶升麻 |
| Chinese | 绿豆升麻 |
| Chinese | 類葉升麻 |
| Chinese | 類葉昇麻 |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Expose seeds to natural outdoor winter conditions for 3 months, then gradually increase light and temperature in the spring. |
| sow in autumn |
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
- Inner Mongolia
- Manchuria
- Qinghai
- Tibet
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Eastern Asia
- Japan
- Korea
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Russian Far East
- Khabarovsk
- Primorye
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China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000519055 |
| Tropicos | 27101993 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:707985-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2620511 |
| Plantarium | 686 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 462241 |
| Observations.org | 113931 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 64022 |
| IPNI | 707985-1 |
| iNaturalist | 639253 |
| GBIF | 5616625 |
| Freebase | /m/04zy8fy |
| EPPO | AATAS |
| EOL | 2873424 |
| Elurikkus | 558030 |
| USDA GRIN | 403541 |
| Wikipedia | Actaea_asiatica |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Triterpene glycosides / Triterpene saponins | |||||
| Asiaticoside B | 91618002 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(OC(C(C2O)O)OCC3C(C(C(C(O3)OC(=O)C45CCC(CC4C6=CCC7C8(CC(C(C(C8C(CC7(C6(CC5)C)C)O)(C)CO)O)O)C)(C)C)O)O)O)CO)O)O)O | 975.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| Madecassoside | 24825675 | Click to see | 975.10 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cycloartanols and derivatives | |||||
| (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[(1S,1'R,4R,4'R,5S,5'R,6'R,10'S,12'R,16'R,18'S,21'R)-1,4',6',12',17',17'-hexamethylspiro[3,6-dioxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-4,8'-9-oxahexacyclo[11.9.0.01,21.04,12.05,10.016,21]docos-13-ene]-18'-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol | 11006524 | Click to see | 600.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1R,3S,4S,7R,9S,12R,14S,17R,18R,19R,21R,22R)-3,8,8,17,19-pentamethyl-22-prop-1-en-2-yl-23,24-dioxaheptacyclo[19.2.1.01,18.03,17.04,14.07,12.012,14]tetracosan-9-yl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 44559106 | Click to see CC1CC2C(OC3(C1C4(CCC56CC57CCC(C(C7CCC6C4(C3)C)(C)C)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C)O2)C(=C)C | 586.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| [(1S,3R,4R,5R,6S,10S,12S,16R,18S,21R)-4,6,12,17,17-pentamethyl-8-(2-methylpropanoyl)-18-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-oxahexacyclo[11.9.0.01,21.04,12.05,10.016,21]docosa-7,13-dien-3-yl] acetate | 16091660 | Click to see CC1C=C(OC2C1C3(C(CC45CC46CCC(C(C6CC=C5C3(C2)C)(C)C)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)OC(=O)C)C)C(=O)C(C)C | 642.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| [4,6,12,17,17-Pentamethyl-8-(2-methylpropanoyl)-18-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-9-oxahexacyclo[11.9.0.01,21.04,12.05,10.016,21]docosa-7,13-dien-3-yl] acetate | 73228847 | Click to see | 642.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| 2-(1,4',6',12',17',17'-Hexamethylspiro[3,6-dioxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-4,8'-9-oxahexacyclo[11.9.0.01,21.04,12.05,10.016,21]docos-13-ene]-18'-yl)oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol | 73809117 | Click to see CC1CC2(C3C(O3)(CO2)C)OC4C1C5(CCC67CC68CCC(C(C8CC=C7C5(C4)C)(C)C)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)C | 600.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| 2-[(2-Hydroxy-3,8,8,17,19-pentamethyl-22-prop-1-en-2-yl-23,24-dioxaheptacyclo[19.2.1.01,18.03,17.04,14.07,12.012,14]tetracosan-9-yl)oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 73208053 | Click to see CC1CC2C(OC3(C1C4(CCC56CC57CCC(C(C7CCC6C4(C3O)C)(C)C)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C)O2)C(=C)C | 602.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| 26-Deoxycimicifugoside | 72941763 | Click to see | 658.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.47.511 |
| Cimiaceroside A | 21591249 | Click to see CC1C2C(CC3(C2(CCC45C3=CCC6C4(C5)CCC(C6(C)C)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)C)C)OC8(C1OC(C8O)(C)C)O | 618.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-98-8121 |
| Cimiside E | 102147078 | Click to see CC1CC2C(OC3(C1C4(CCC56CC57CCC(C(C7CCC6C4(C3O)C)(C)C)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C)O2)C(=C)C | 602.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins / Cucurbitacin glycosides | |||||
| (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1R,2R,3S,4R,7R,9S,12R,14S,17R,18R,19R,21R,22S)-22-(2-ethoxypropan-2-yl)-2-hydroxy-3,8,8,17,19-pentamethyl-23,24-dioxaheptacyclo[19.2.1.01,18.03,17.04,14.07,12.012,14]tetracosan-9-yl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 163044098 | Click to see | 648.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1R,2R,3S,4R,7R,9S,12R,14S,17R,18R,19R,22S)-22-(2-ethoxypropan-2-yl)-2-hydroxy-3,8,8,17,19-pentamethyl-23,24-dioxaheptacyclo[19.2.1.01,18.03,17.04,14.07,12.012,14]tetracosan-9-yl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 163188926 | Click to see | 648.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1R,3S,4S,7R,9S,12R,14S,17R,18R,19R,21R,22S)-22-(2-ethoxypropan-2-yl)-3,8,8,17,19-pentamethyl-23,24-dioxaheptacyclo[19.2.1.01,18.03,17.04,14.07,12.012,14]tetracosan-9-yl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 44559103 | Click to see | 632.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| (2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1S,2R,3S,4R,7R,9S,12R,14S,17R,18R,19R,21R,22R)-22-(2-ethoxypropan-2-yl)-2-hydroxy-3,8,8,17,19-pentamethyl-23,24-dioxaheptacyclo[19.2.1.01,18.03,17.04,14.07,12.012,14]tetracosan-9-yl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 163044097 | Click to see | 648.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| [(1R,3R,4R,5R,6S,10S,12S,13S,16R,18S,21R)-4,6,12,17,17-pentamethyl-8-(2-methylpropanoyl)-18-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-9-oxahexacyclo[11.9.0.01,21.04,12.05,10.016,21]docos-7-en-3-yl] acetate | 16091661 | Click to see | 644.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| [4,6,12,17,17-Pentamethyl-8-(2-methylpropanoyl)-18-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-9-oxahexacyclo[11.9.0.01,21.04,12.05,10.016,21]docos-7-en-3-yl] acetate | 73228846 | Click to see CC1C=C(OC2C1C3(C(CC45CC46CCC(C(C6CCC5C3(C2)C)(C)C)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)OC(=O)C)C)C(=O)C(C)C | 644.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| 2-[(1R,3S,4S,7R,9S,12R,14S,17R,18R,19R,21R,22S)-3,8,8,17,19-pentamethyl-9-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-23,24-dioxaheptacyclo[19.2.1.01,18.03,17.04,14.07,12.012,14]tetracosan-22-yl]propan-2-yl acetate | 44559105 | Click to see CC1CC2C(OC3(C1C4(CCC56CC57CCC(C(C7CCC6C4(C3)C)(C)C)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C)O2)C(C)(C)OC(=O)C | 646.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| 2-[(1S,2R,3S,4R,7R,9S,12R,14S,17R,18R,19R,21R,22R)-2-hydroxy-3,8,8,17,19-pentamethyl-9-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-23,24-dioxaheptacyclo[19.2.1.01,18.03,17.04,14.07,12.012,14]tetracosan-22-yl]propan-2-yl acetate | 101427153 | Click to see CC1CC2C(OC3(C1C4(CCC56CC57CCC(C(C7CCC6C4(C3O)C)(C)C)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C)O2)C(C)(C)OC(=O)C | 662.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| 2-[[22-(2-Ethoxypropan-2-yl)-2-hydroxy-3,8,8,17,19-pentamethyl-23,24-dioxaheptacyclo[19.2.1.01,18.03,17.04,14.07,12.012,14]tetracosan-9-yl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol | 73240838 | Click to see CCOC(C)(C)C1C2CC(C3C4(CCC56CC57CCC(C(C7CCC6C4(C(C3(O2)O1)O)C)(C)C)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C)C | 648.90 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
| 2-[2-Hydroxy-3,8,8,17,19-pentamethyl-9-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-23,24-dioxaheptacyclo[19.2.1.01,18.03,17.04,14.07,12.012,14]tetracosan-22-yl]propan-2-yl acetate | 72799835 | Click to see CC1CC2C(OC3(C1C4(CCC56CC57CCC(C(C7CCC6C4(C3O)C)(C)C)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)O)C)O2)C(C)(C)OC(=O)C | 662.80 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP060113H |
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| In public collections | 0 |