Family

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Centranthera

Common Name

Hua Xue Dan

Plant Figure

Description

Centranthera grandiflora Benth, also known as broad bean Ganoderma lucidum, wild broad bean root, Huaxuedan, Golden Cat's Head, and Xiaohongyao, is a medicinal plant widely used for preventing and treating CVDs among Miao Nationality of Yunnan in China. In taxonomy, it belongs to the Centranthera, Scrophulariaceae family. Distinguished as a rare and endangered medicinal plant, C. grandiflora usually grows well with Cyperus rotundus and 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.