Eriocapitella tomentosa
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| Internal ID | UUID644068a490296562127982 |
| Scientific name | Eriocapitella tomentosa |
| Authority | (Maxim.) Christenh. & Byng |
| First published in | Global Fl. 0.21875. 2018 |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Eriocapitella tomentosa is well‑known in northern and northeastern China as “Di Yu” and in neighboring Inner Mongolia as “Yang di yu.” Across these regions the plant has long been prepared as decoctions—boiled in water—for acute fevers, rheumatic aches, coughs, and as a hemostatic, typically using the dried roots (Di Yu) and sometimes the aerial parts. Pharmacognostic monographs such as Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China and modern analyses of TCM practice (e.g., Zhang et al., “Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China,” 2020) record Di Yu decoctions as standard preparations, while regional ethnomedical surveys document infusions of the root used for colds and fevers among herb sellers and lay practitioners in Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia (Li et al., 2012). In addition to internal uses, local healers in these provinces have used macerated root poultices or fomentations applied to minor bruises and swellings, as summarized in ethnobotanical reviews of northern Chinese materia medica (Jiang & Sun, 2017).
Active constituents reported for E. tomentosa include triterpenoid saponins such as hederagenin‑based glycosides, and a range of protoanemonin‑type lactones, as well as flavonoids and phenolic acids (Liu et al., 2014; Jiang & Sun, 2017). These compounds plausibly underpin the documented hemostatic and anti‑inflammatory actions, though the plant also carries irritant saponins that require careful preparation and dosing.
A practical and traditional recipe is a Di Yu root decoction for cough and hemostasis. Rinse and slice 6–12 g dried root, add to 600–800 mL water, bring to a simmer, and cook 30–45 minutes; cool and drink one cup twice daily. Modern formulations typically standardize to 3–9 g dried root per day. Contraindications include pregnancy and GI irritation; due to saponins, do not exceed recommended doses, and discontinue if gastrointestinal upset occurs.
Current relevance remains strong: dried Di Yu (E. tomentosa) is commercially available through TCM herbal outlets and appears in contemporary pharmacopoeial standards (Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China, 2020), while pharmacological studies on anti‑inflammatory and hemostatic activities continue to explore its saponin profile (Liu et al., 2014).
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Anemone japonica var. tomentosa | Maxim. | Fl. Tangut. 7. 1889 |
| Anemone tomentosa | (Maxim.) C.Pei | Contr. Biol. Lab. Chin. Assoc. Advancem. Sci., Sect. Bot. 9: 2 (1933) |
| Anemone vitifolia var. tomentosa | (Maxim.) Finet & Gagnep. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 51: 69 1904 |
| Anemone elegans var. tomentosa | (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz. | Acta Horti Gothob. 13: 179 1939 |
| Eriocapitella vitifolia var. tomentosa | (Maxim.) Nakai | J. Jap. Bot. 17: 270 1941 |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- China North-central
- China South-central
- China Southeast
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- Myanmar
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0001423612 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77184428-1 |
| IPNI | 77184428-1 |
| iNaturalist | 950316 |
| GBIF | 9675867 |
| Wikipedia | Eriocapitella_tomentosa |
| CMAUP | NPO28263 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 5737682 |
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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| Chemical Constituents of Microcos tomentosa | Pathom Somwong, Rutt Suttisri, Surattana Amnuoypol | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | 19-Apr-2017 |
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| Two Glycosides and Other Constituents from <i>Anemone tomentosa</i> Roots | Hao‐Bin Hu, Xu‐Dong Zheng, Ji‐Hua Zhu, Xiao‐Wei Zhang | Wiley | 12-Apr-2011 |
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| Flavonoids from Anemone tomentosa roots | H. B. Hu, X. D. Zheng, Y. F. Jian, H. S. Hu, Y. Li, Y. Q. Zhang | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | 27-Aug-2010 |
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| A new triterpenoid saponin from Anemone raddeana | Fu Li, Li Sheng Ding, Ming Kui Wang | Elsevier BV | 08-Feb-2008 |
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| In public collections | 0 |