Description

Erigeron breviscapus is a medicinal plant with great potential in Compositae. Scutellarin, a major active component of flavonoids abundant in its leaves, is widely used as a prescription drug in treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Scientific classitication

Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Erigeron

Common Name

Deng Zhan Hua

Reference

He, S., Dong, X., Zhang, G., Fan, W., Duan, S., Shi, H., Li, D., Li, R., Chen, G., Long, G., Zhao, Y., Chen, M., Yan, M., Yang, J., Lu, Y., Zhou, Y., Chen, W., Dong, Y., & Yang, S. (2020). High quality genome of Erigeron breviscapus provides a reference for herbal plants in Asteraceae. Molecular ecology resources, 10.1111/1755-0998.13257.