Aster glehnii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Its native range is South Korea, Sakhalin to Japan.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Aster |
| Species: | A. glehnii
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Description
editA. glehnii is a clump-forming, upright herbaceous perennial growing up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall from a thick, woody rhizome.[2] Stems are tall, dark-coloured, erect, bearing crowded, small, dark green leaves. Flowers are small, stellate, clustered, and are usually white in colour, with a yellow centre. Flowers appear in September to October.[3]
Habitat
editA. glenhii favours disturbed land, grasslands, verges and forest edges.[4]
Medicinal usage
editAster glehnii has been used traditionally in Asian folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent and has been used more recently as an ingredient in cosmetic formulations.[5][6] Its leaves are used in Korea to treat insomnia.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Aster glehnii F.Schmidt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Aster glehnii - Useful Temperate Plants". temperate.theferns.info. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ "Aster glehnii F. Schmidt var. hondoensis Kitamura". www7a.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ "Aster glehnii PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Cho, S. E.; Park, J. H.; Choi, I. Y.; Choi, Y. J.; Shin, H. D. (June 2016). "First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Podosphaera astericola on Aster glehnii in Korea". Plant Disease. 100 (5): 1017–1017. doi:10.1094/PDIS-11-15-1325-PDN. ISSN 0191-2917.
- ^ "Ingredient". COSMILE Europe. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Liao, Yulan; Bae, Ho Jung; Park, Jong Hun; Zhang, Jiabao; Koo, Bokyung; Lim, Mi Kyung; Han, Eun Hye; Lee, Sang Ho; Jung, Seo Yun; Lew, Jae Hwan; Ryu, Jong Hoon (July 2019). "Aster glehni Extract Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Mice". Journal of Medicinal Food. 22 (7): 685–695. doi:10.1089/jmf.2018.4302. ISSN 1557-7600. PMID 31225769.