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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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Aster glehnii F.Schmidt | |
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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 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall from a thick, woody rhizome. 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.
Habitat
A. glenhii favours disturbed land, grasslands, verges and forest edges.
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. Its leaves are used in Korea to treat insomnia.
References
- ^ "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. 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.