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Name: Xi Xin

Other Names: Chinese Wild Ginger, Asarum

Description: Wild ginger

Wild ginger leaves
(Asarum caudatum)

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Piperales

Family: Aristolochiaceae

Genus: Asarum


Species
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Wild ginger refers to an herbaceous plant genus Asarum (Á-sa-rum) of the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae.

Asarum canadense is native to the forests of eastern North America. It is found from the Great Plains east to the Atlantic Coast, and from southeastern Canada south to approximately the fall line in the southeastern United States.

Asarum caudatum is found in British Columbia south through Washington and Oregon to central California, and from the Coast Range east to western Montana.

The plant is called wild ginger because the rhizome tastes and smells similar to that of ginger root, but the two are not particularly related. The root can be used as a spice, but is a potent diuretic, or urinary stimulant. Asarum canadense and other species in the genus contain the chemical aristolochic acid, which is carcinogenic in rats. The birthwort family also contains the Aristolochia genus. Aristolochia is a human carcinogen.

Wild ginger favors moist, shaded sites with humus-rich soil. The deciduous, heart-shaped leaves are opposite, and borne from the rhizome which lies just under the soil surface. Two leaves emerge each year from the growing tip. The curious jug-shaped flowers, which give the plant an alternate name, little jug, are borne singly in Spring between the leaf bases.

Wild ginger can easily be grown in a shade garden, and makes an attractive groundcover.


European Wild Ginger (Asarum europaeum) - flowerContents
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Species
Asarum arifolium
Asarum canadense : Wild Ginger, Black Snakeroot, Canada Wild Ginger, Canadian Snakeroot, Broad-leaved Asarabacca.
Asarum caudatum : Long-tailed Wild ginger
Asarum caudatum caudatum : British Columbia Wild ginger.
Asarum caudatum viridiflorum : Longtail Wild Ginger).
Asarum europaeum : Asarabacca, European Wild Ginger, Haselwort, Wild Spikenard.
Asarum hartwegii : Hartweg's Wild Ginger.
Asarum hongkongensis : Hong Kong Wild Ginger.
Asarum lemmonii : Lemmon's Wild Ginger.
Asarum marmoratum : Marbled Wild Ginger.
Asarum naniflorum
Asarum splendens: Chinese Wild Ginger.

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Specific Conditions Treated: Dizziness

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Conditions Treated: Ear Nose and Throat

Specific Conditions Treated: Myringitis

Ingredients Participating: Alcohol, Chuan Jiao, Xi Xin, Bai Zhi, Bing Pian, Bi Bo

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Conditions Treated: Wounds and Injuries

Specific Conditions Treated: Bruises

Ingredients Participating: Xi Xin, Gao Liang Jiang, Bi Bo

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Conditions Treated: Dental

Specific Conditions Treated: Toothache

Ingredients Participating: Mint, Xi Xin, Bai Zhi, Bing Pian

[URL(T) toothache]Toothache[/URL] or tooth pain is caused when the nerve root of a tooth is irritated. [URL(T) dental]Dental[/URL] (tooth) infection, decay, injury, or loss of a to...   more

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Specific Conditions Treated: Migraine

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