Vladimiria souliei (English spelling)

Japanese: Vladimiria souliei（英語表記）Vladimiriasouliei

…The English name is costus root. Herbal medicines called 'sokuko' include Seimotsuko (root of the horsetail plant), Senmotsuko (root of the Asteraceae plant Vladimiria souliei (Franch.) Ling and V. denticulata Ling), and Domotsuko (root of the Asteraceae plant Inula helenium L.). The Saussurea genus is sometimes cultivated as a mountain plant because of its beautiful flowers, but it is not cultivated as an important ornamental plant. …

From [Koka]

...Name of herbal medicine. Botanically, the roots of various species are used under the name of "wood fragrance," including Saussurea lappa Clarke (Asteraceae), Aristolochia debilis Sieb.et Zucc. (green wood fragrance) (Aristolochiaceae), Vladimiria souliei (Franch.) Ling, V. denticulata Ling (river wood fragrance) (Asteraceae), and Inula belenium L. (earth wood fragrance) (Asteraceae). It contains essential oils, the main components of which are sesquiterpenes, as well as steroids and triterpenoids. ...

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Japanese:

…英名はcostus root。なお生薬で木香と呼んでいるものには，青木香（せいもつこう）(ウマノスズクサの根)，川木香（せんもつこう）(キク科のVladimiria souliei (Franch.) LingやV.denticulata Lingの根)，土木香（どもつこう）(キク科のInula helenium L.の根)などがある。　トウヒレン属Saussureaは花が美しいので山草として栽植されることもあるが，重要な観賞植物には育成されていない。…

【木香】より

…生薬名。キク科のSaussurea lappa Clarke(木香)をはじめ，ウマノスズクサ科のウマノスズクサAristolochia debilis Sieb.et Zucc.(青（せい）木香)，キク科のVladimiria souliei (Franch.) Ling,V.denticulata Ling(川（せん）木香)やInula belenium L.(土（ど）木香)など，植物学的にはさまざまな種の根が木香の名で利用される。精油を含み，主成分はセスキテルペンで，そのほかステロイド，トリテルペノイドも含有する。…

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