Description

Centranthera grandiflora, also known as broad bean Ganoderma lucidum, is a medicinal plant widely used for preventing and treating Cardiovascular diseases among Miao Nationality of Yunnan in China. In taxonomy, it belongs to the Centranthera, Scrophulariaceae family. C. grandiflora is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi in China as well as parts of India, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Its roots possess many functions, such as to promote blood circulation, to regulate menstruation, to dispel blood stasis, and to relieve pain, and has known coagulation, antibacterial, and anticancer properties.