Eleutherococcus gracilistylus

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Eleutherococcus_gracilistylus_BotGardBln1105_LeavesFallFruits.JPG

| genus = Eleutherococcus

| species = gracilistylus

| authority = (W.W.Sm.) S.Y.Hu

| synonyms = Acanthopanax gracilistylus W.W.Sm.

}}

Eleutherococcus gracilistylus, also known as Acanthopanax gracilistylus, is deciduous plant with dark blue berries.{{cite web|title=Acanthopanax gracilistylus Exclusive|url=http://www.rareplants.de/shop/product.asp?P_ID=8485|accessdate=29 May 2012}} It is considered a medicinal herb with significant effects.{{cite journal|title=Suppressive effect of Chinese medicinal herb, Acanthopanax gracilistylus, extract on human lymphocytes in vitro.| pmid=10540158 | pmc=1905407 | volume=118| journal=Clin Exp Immunol| pages=41–8 | last1 = Shan | first1 = BE | last2 = Yoshita | first2 = Y | last3 = Sugiura | first3 = T | last4 = Yamashita | first4 = U | year=1999 | issue=1 | doi=10.1046/j.1365-2249.1999.01031.x}} A widely used Chinese plant, it is in the family Araliaceae, and mainly grows at an altitude of around 3000 m. It is also found in Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve in Yunnan Province, China.{{cite web|title=Acanthopanax gracilistylus|url=http://www.icimod.org/hkhconservationportal/Plant.aspx?ID=7057|accessdate=29 May 2012}} It is widely distributed in China and has been used as a life-saving medicine against severe cases of paralysis, arthritis and liver disease; several experiments were carried out in 2003.{{cite journal|title=Lupane-triterpenoids from the leaves of Acanthopanax gracilistylus |url=http://202.201.1.157/CNKI%E9%93%BE%E6%8E%A5/%E8%87%AA%E7%84%B6%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6%E7%89%88/200604/%E7%BB%86%E6%9F%B1%E4%BA%94%E5%8A%A0%E5%8F%B6%E4%B8%AD%E7%BE%BD%E6%89%87%E8%B1%86%E7%83%B7%E5%9E%8B%E4%B8%89%E8%90%9C%E6%88%90%E5%88%86.pdf |accessdate=29 May 2012 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}