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Actaea vaginata

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

Internal ID UUID644007381743f974744799
Scientific name Actaea vaginata
Authority (Maxim.) J.Compton
First published in Taxon 47: 613 (1998)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
No commercial, industrial, or craft products are reported from Actaea vaginata. The species is herbaceous and produces small, dehiscent follicles; its stems lack bast fiber and are not used as cordage. No seed oil, starch flour, gum/resin, extractive, or coloring agent from this taxon has been recorded in standard references. Occasional horticultural cultivation is not associated with harvested material.

Industrial and craft applications:
None documented.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
None documented.

Colorants and tanning:
None documented.

Wood and fiber:
None documented (woody tissue absent; stems are not used).

Fragrance and cosmetics:
None documented.

Properties relevant to use:
No physical or chemical properties relevant to economic utilization are reported for this taxon in primary references. The fruit is considered mildly toxic, which limits any use as food or feed.

Standards and regulation:
None applicable or reported.

Sustainability and sourcing:
No commercial harvesting; conservation status varies regionally but there is no known trade associated with this taxon.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Coptis ospriocarpa Bruehl Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 5: 89 (1895)
Isopyrum vaginatum Maxim. Fl. Tangut. : 18 (1889)
Souliea vaginata Franch. J. Bot. (Morot) 12: 70 (1898)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
Chinese 黄三七

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
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  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • Qinghai
      • Tibet
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • East Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000519142
Tropicos 50123537
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1002873-1
The Plant List kew-2620592
Open Tree Of Life 512706
NCBI Taxonomy 64047
IPNI 1002873-1
iNaturalist 742178
GBIF 5616556
USDA GRIN 411895

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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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
Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Eranthis byunsanensis B.Y. Sun (Ranunculaceae), an endemic species in Korea Park JM, Oh A, Koo J Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 15-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10187104
doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2209383
PMID:37200680
2-Oxindole and related heterocycles: synthetic methodologies for their natural products and related derivatives Sharma S, Monga Y, Gupta A, Singh S RSC Adv 11-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10173257
doi:10.1039/d3ra02217j
PMID:37179999
Lead/Drug Discovery from Natural Resources Xu Z, Eichler B, Klausner EA, Duffy-Matzner J, Zheng W Molecules 28-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9736696
doi:10.3390/molecules27238280
PMID:36500375
A flat petal as ancestral state for Ranunculaceae Delpeuch P, Jabbour F, Damerval C, Schönenberger J, Pamperl S, Rome M, Nadot S Front Plant Sci 21-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9532948
doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.961906
PMID:36212342
SIRT3 expression alleviates microglia activation‑induced dopaminergic neuron injury through the mitochondrial pathway Jiang DQ, Zang QM, Jiang LL, Lu CS, Zhao SH, Xu LC Exp Ther Med 07-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9475350
doi:10.3892/etm.2022.11598
PMID:36168411
Anti-viral triterpenes: a review Darshani P, Sen Sarma S, Srivastava AK, Baishya R, Kumar D Phytochem Rev 05-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8896976
doi:10.1007/s11101-022-09808-1
PMID:35283698
Secondary Metabolites with Anti-Inflammatory from the Roots of Cimicifuga taiwanensis Chen JJ, Cheng MJ, Lee TH, Kuo YH, Lu CT Molecules 02-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC8912030
doi:10.3390/molecules27051657
PMID:35268758
Comparative chloroplast genomes and phylogenetic analysis of Aquilegia Zhang W, Wang H, Dong J, Zhang T, Xiao H Appl Plant Sci 16-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC8027367
doi:10.1002/aps3.11412
PMID:33854846
Small molecule‐driven SIRT3‐autophagy‐mediated NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition ameliorates inflammatory crosstalk between macrophages and adipocytes Zhang T, Fang Z, Linghu K, Liu J, Gan L, Lin L Br J Pharmacol 20-Aug-2020
PMCID:PMC7520450
doi:10.1111/bph.15215
PMID:32726464
Recent advances in natural anti-HIV triterpenoids and analogues Wu HF, Morris-Natschke SL, Xu XD, Yang MH, Cheng YY, Yu SS, Lee KH Med Res Rev 14-Jul-2020
PMCID:PMC7554103
doi:10.1002/med.21708
PMID:32666531
Structural variation of the complete chloroplast genome and plastid phylogenomics of the genus Asteropyrum (Ranunculaceae) He J, Yao M, Lyu RD, Lin LL, Liu HJ, Pei LY, Yan SX, Xie L, Cheng J Sci Rep 25-Oct-2019
PMCID:PMC6814708
doi:10.1038/s41598-019-51601-2
PMID:31653891
The influence of the extraction method on bioactivity of the root of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum Liu Y, Ye X, Li Y, Chu Q, Yu L, Chen W, Jia R, Jiang Y, Zheng X Food Sci Nutr 21-Oct-2019
PMCID:PMC6848824
doi:10.1002/fsn3.1221
PMID:31763013
Discovery and synthesis of novel beesioside I derivatives with potent anti-HIV activity Wu H, Ma G, Yang Q, Zhu Y, Huang L, Tian Y, Yang X, Zhang M, Chen CH, Morris-Natschke SL, Yang M, Xu X, Lee KH Eur J Med Chem 10-Jan-2019
PMCID:PMC6464118
doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.01.020
PMID:30703659
Anticancer Chemodiversity of Ranunculaceae Medicinal Plants: Molecular Mechanisms and Functions Hao DC, He CN, Shen J, Xiao PG Curr Genomics 01-Feb-2017
PMCID:PMC5321773
doi:10.2174/1389202917666160803151752
PMID:28503089
Disruption of the petal identity gene APETALA3-3 is highly correlated with loss of petals within the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) Zhang R, Guo C, Zhang W, Wang P, Li L, Duan X, Du Q, Zhao L, Shan H, Hodges SA, Kramer EM, Ren Y, Kong H Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 11-Mar-2013
PMCID:PMC3612624
doi:10.1073/pnas.1219690110
PMID:23479615

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cycloartanols and derivatives
(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[(1S,1'S,4S,4'R,5S,5'R,6'R,10'R,11'R,12'S,13'R,16'R,18'S,21'R)-11'-hydroxy-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]docosane]-18'-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 162950755 Click to see 618.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.823
(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[(1S,1'S,4S,4'R,5S,5'R,6'R,10'S,12'S,13'S,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]docosane]-18'-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 11520016 Click to see 602.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.823
(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1S,2S,5R,7S,10R,12S,15R,16R,17S,18R,21R,22S,24S)-21,22-dihydroxy-1,6,6,15,17,20,20-heptamethyl-19,23-dioxaheptacyclo[13.10.0.02,12.05,10.010,12.016,24.018,22]pentacosan-7-yl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol 101943862 Click to see 620.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200445194
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.622
[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1S,2S,5R,7S,10R,12S,15R,16R,17S,18R,21R,22R,24S)-21,22-dihydroxy-1,6,6,15,17,20,20-heptamethyl-19,23-dioxaheptacyclo[13.10.0.02,12.05,10.010,12.016,24.018,22]pentacosan-7-yl]oxy]-3,5-dihydroxyoxan-4-yl] acetate 162900972 Click to see CC1C2C(CC3(C2(CCC45C3CCC6C4(C5)CCC(C6(C)C)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)OC(=O)C)O)C)C)OC8(C1OC(C8O)(C)C)O 662.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-04-10315
[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-[[(1S,2R,3S,4R,7R,9S,12R,14S,17R,18R,19R,21R,22R)-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]oxan-3-yl] acetate 162870505 Click to see CC1CC2C(OC3(C1C4(CCC56CC57CCC(C(C7CCC6C4(C3O)C)(C)C)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)OC(=O)C)C)O2)C(=C)C 644.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.823
[(3R,4R,5R,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-[[(1S,2S,5R,7S,10R,12S,15R,16R,17S,18R,21R,22R,24S)-21-hydroxy-22-methoxy-1,6,6,15,17,20,20-heptamethyl-19,23-dioxaheptacyclo[13.10.0.02,12.05,10.010,12.016,24.018,22]pentacosan-7-yl]oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate 163046010 Click to see 676.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-04-10315
[(3R,4R,5R,6S)-6-[[(1S,2S,5R,7S,10R,12S,15R,16R,17S,18R,21R,22S,24S)-21,22-dihydroxy-1,6,6,15,17,20,20-heptamethyl-19,23-dioxaheptacyclo[13.10.0.02,12.05,10.010,12.016,24.018,22]pentacosan-7-yl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl] acetate 101345680 Click to see 662.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200445194
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.622
[2-[(21,22-Dihydroxy-1,6,6,15,17,20,20-heptamethyl-19,23-dioxaheptacyclo[13.10.0.02,12.05,10.010,12.016,24.018,22]pentacosan-7-yl)oxy]-3,5-dihydroxyoxan-4-yl] acetate 162900971 Click to see 662.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-04-10315
[4,5-Dihydroxy-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]oxan-3-yl] acetate 73039668 Click to see 644.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.823
[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-[(21-hydroxy-22-methoxy-1,6,6,15,17,20,20-heptamethyl-19,23-dioxaheptacyclo[13.10.0.02,12.05,10.010,12.016,24.018,22]pentacosan-7-yl)oxy]oxan-3-yl] acetate 163046009 Click to see 676.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-04-10315
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]docosane]-18'-yl)oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 72992688 Click to see CC1CC2(C3C(O3)(CO2)C)OC4C1C5(CCC67CC68CCC(C(C8CCC7C5(C4)C)(C)C)OC9C(C(C(CO9)O)O)O)C 602.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.823
2-(11'-Hydroxy-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]docosane]-18'-yl)oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 162950754 Click to see 618.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.823
2-[[(1S,5R,7S,10R,12S,15R,16R,17S,18R,21R,22R,24S)-21,22-dihydroxy-1,6,6,15,17,20,20-heptamethyl-19,23-dioxaheptacyclo[13.10.0.02,12.05,10.010,12.016,24.018,22]pentacosan-7-yl]oxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol 398801 Click to see 620.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200445194
https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.622
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins / Cucurbitacin glycosides
(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1S,2R,3S,4R,7R,9S,12R,14R,16R,17R,18R,19R,21R,22S)-2,16-dihydroxy-22-(2-hydroxypropan-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]-3,5-dihydroxyoxan-4-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 162906717 Click to see 768.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.823
[(1R,3R,6S,8R,11R,12S,13R,14R,15R,16R,17R)-14,17-dihydroxy-15-[5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-13-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl] acetate 21637572 Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C(C2(C1(C3CCC4C(C(CCC45C3(C5)CC2O)OC6C(C(C(CO6)O)O)O)(C)C)C)C)C7(CCC(O7)C(C)(C)O)C)O 680.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81126-7
[(1R,3R,6S,8R,11S,12S,13R,14R,15R,16R,17R)-14,17-dihydroxy-15-[(2S,5S)-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-13-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl] acetate 162925514 Click to see CC(=O)OC1C(C(C2(C1(C3CCC4C(C(CCC45C3(C5)CC2O)OC6C(C(C(CO6)O)O)O)(C)C)C)C)C7(CCC(O7)C(C)(C)O)C)O 680.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81126-7
[(1R)-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-[(1S,4R,5R,6R,8R,10R,12S,13R,16R,18S,21R)-4,6,12,17,17-pentamethyl-11-oxo-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]docosan-8-yl]propyl] acetate 11585548 Click to see CC1CC(OC2C1C3(CCC45CC46CCC(C(C6CCC5C3(C2=O)C)(C)C)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)C)C(C(C)(C)O)OC(=O)C 662.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.823
[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1S,2R,3S,4R,7R,9S,12R,14S,17R,18R,19R,21R,22S)-22-(2-acetyloxypropan-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]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl] acetate 101345679 Click to see CC1CC2C(OC3(C1C4(CCC56CC57CCC(C(C7CCC6C4(C3O)C)(C)C)OC8C(C(C(CO8)O)O)OC(=O)C)C)O2)C(C)(C)OC(=O)C 704.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.622
https://doi.org/10.1002/CHIN.200445194
[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-2-[[(1S,4R,5R,6R,8R,10R,12S,13R,16R,18S,21R)-8-[(1S)-1-acetyloxy-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl]-4,6,12,17,17-pentamethyl-11-oxo-9-oxahexacyclo[11.9.0.01,21.04,12.05,10.016,21]docosan-18-yl]oxy]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-3-yl] acetate 12096379 Click to see CC1CC(OC2C1C3(CCC45CC46CCC(C(C6CCC5C3(C2=O)C)(C)C)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)OC(=O)C)C)C(C(C)(C)O)OC(=O)C 704.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.622
[14,17-Dihydroxy-15-[5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2-methyloxolan-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-6-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-13-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl] acetate 73818232 Click to see 680.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81126-7
[2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1-[4,6,12,17,17-pentamethyl-11-oxo-18-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxy-9-oxahexacyclo[11.9.0.01,21.04,12.05,10.016,21]docosan-8-yl]propyl] acetate 73020168 Click to see 662.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.823
2-[(1S,2S,3S,4R,7R,9S,12R,14R,17R,18R,19R,21S,22S)-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 163194057 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/10.1248/CPB.52.622
2-[(1S,2S,3S,4R,7R,9S,12R,14S,17R,18R,19R,21S,22S)-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 162903021 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/10.1248/CPB.52.622
2-[2-[[2,16-Dihydroxy-22-(2-hydroxypropan-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]-3,5-dihydroxyoxan-4-yl]oxyoxane-3,4,5-triol 73008515 Click to see 768.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.54.823
24-Acetoxyisodahurinol 3-O-xylopyranoside 21606550 Click to see CC1CC(OC2C1C3(CCC45CC46CCC(C(C6CCC5C3(C2=O)C)(C)C)OC7C(C(C(CO7)O)O)O)C)C(C(C)(C)O)OC(=O)C 662.80 unknown https://doi.org/10.1248/CPB.52.622
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81126-7
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Indolines
(3E)-6-methoxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enylidene)-1H-indol-2-one 44471150 Click to see CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C=C(C=C2)OC)NC1=O)C 229.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-04-10315
(3Z)-6-methoxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enylidene)-1H-indol-2-one 44470780 Click to see 229.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-04-10315
6-methoxy-3-(3-methylbut-2-enylidene)-1H-indol-2-one 163060889 Click to see 229.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.3987/COM-04-10315

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