Aster glehnii
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = ゴマナ Aster glehni var. hondoensis.JPG
| genus = Aster
| species = glehnii
| authority = F.Schmidt
| synonyms = {{Species list | Kitamuria glehnii | (F.Schmidt) G.L.Nesom}}
| synonyms_ref = {{cite POWO |id=181315-1 |title=Aster glehnii F.Schmidt|access-date=16 October 2024}}
| subdivision =
{{Species list
| Aster glehnii var. glehnii |
| Aster glehnii var. hondoensis | Kitam.
}}
| subdivision_ranks = Varieties
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Aster glehnii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Its native range is South Korea, Sakhalin to Japan.
Description
A. glehnii is a clump-forming, upright herbaceous perennial growing up to {{cvt|1.5|m}} tall from a thick, woody rhizome.{{Cite web |title=Aster glehnii - Useful Temperate Plants |url=https://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Aster+glehnii |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=temperate.theferns.info}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Aster glehnii F. Schmidt var. hondoensis Kitamura |url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~flower_world/Asteraceae/Aster%20glehni%20hondoensis.htm |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=www7a.biglobe.ne.jp}}
Habitat
A. glenhii favours disturbed land, grasslands, verges and forest edges.{{Cite web |title=Aster glehnii PFAF Plant Database |url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Aster+glehnii |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=pfaf.org}}
Medicinal usage
Aster 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.{{Cite journal |last1=Cho |first1=S. E. |last2=Park |first2=J. H. |last3=Choi |first3=I. Y. |last4=Choi |first4=Y. J. |last5=Shin |first5=H. D. |date=June 2016 |title=First Report of Powdery Mildew Caused by Podosphaera astericola on Aster glehnii in Korea |journal=Plant Disease |language=en |volume=100 |issue=5 |pages=1017 |doi=10.1094/PDIS-11-15-1325-PDN |issn=0191-2917|doi-access=free }}{{Cite web |title=Ingredient |url=https://cosmileeurope.eu/inci/detail/1315/aster-glehnii-extract/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=COSMILE Europe |language=en-GB}} Its leaves are used in Korea to treat insomnia.{{Cite journal |last1=Liao |first1=Yulan |last2=Bae |first2=Ho Jung |last3=Park |first3=Jong Hun |last4=Zhang |first4=Jiabao |last5=Koo |first5=Bokyung |last6=Lim |first6=Mi Kyung |last7=Han |first7=Eun Hye |last8=Lee |first8=Sang Ho |last9=Jung |first9=Seo Yun |last10=Lew |first10=Jae Hwan |last11=Ryu |first11=Jong Hoon |date=July 2019 |title=Aster glehni Extract Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Mice |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31225769/ |journal=Journal of Medicinal Food |volume=22 |issue=7 |pages=685–695 |doi=10.1089/jmf.2018.4302 |issn=1557-7600 |pmid=31225769}}
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Category:Medicinal plants of Asia