Fagopyrum_cymosum

<i>Fagopyrum cymosum</i>

Fagopyrum cymosum

Species of grass

Fagopyrum cymosum, also known as tall buckwheat,[2] is a domesticated plant used in traditional Chinese medicine,[3] for animal feed, and as an ornamental plant.[2] It is native to much of China, and to Bhutan, Nepal, India, Burma, and Vietnam.[3]

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Chemistry

The flowers are known for their high content of fagopyrin, a naphthodianthrone that provokes phototoxic effects known as fagopyrism.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Fagopyrum cymosum (Trevir.) Meisn.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  2. [2]
    "Fagopyrum cymosum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. [3]
    Li Anjen and Suk-pyo Hong (2004). "Fagopyrum". Flora of China. Vol. 5.
  4. [4]
    Stojilkovski, K.; Glavač, N.; Kreft, S.; Kreft, I. (2013). "Fagopyrin and flavonoid contents in common, Tartary, and cymosum Buckwheat". Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 32 (2): 126–130. doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2013.07.005.
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