medicinal herbs
Cruel Plant
Cynanchum ascyrifolium
Herb: Cruel Plant
Latin name: Cynanchum ascyrifolium
Synonyms: Vincetoxicum ascyrifolium
Family: Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)
Medicinal use of Cruel Plant:
The root is diuretic and febrifuge.Description of the plant:
Plant:
PerennialHeight:
70 cm(2 feet)
Flowering:
Juneto July
Habitat of the herb:
Sunny meadows in the mountains of central Honshu, Japan, at elevations of 800 - 1800 metres. Thickets in hills and mountains in Korea.Propagation of Cruel Plant:
Seed -Cultivation of the herb:
Sunny meadows in the mountains of central Honshu, Japan, at elevations of 800 - 1800 metres. Thickets in hills and mountains in Korea.Known hazards of Cynanchum ascyrifolium:
There are some reports of toxins in this genus.Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.