Galium gracile (Rubiaceae)

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Galium gracile
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The Galium gracile plant species is found in E. Asia - China. It is a member of the Rubiaceae family.

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Latin Name:  Galium gracile
Family:  Rubiaceae
Author:  Bunge.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.15   Mature Width:  0.5

Habitat:  Village outskirts, grassy thickets along ditches[147].

Medicinal Information: The whole plant is anodyne, antiphlogistic, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge[147]. A decoction is used in the treatment of boils and abcesses, bloody and mucoid dysentery, gonorrhoea, 'red' and 'white' discharge (bloody and mucous discharge), cancerous tumours and infantile marismus[147]. A number of species in this genus contain asperuloside, a substance that produces coumarin and gives the scent of new-mown hay as the plant dries[238]. Asperuloside can be converted into prostaglandins (hormone-like compounds that stimulate the uterus and affect blood vessels), making the genus of great interest to the pharmaceutical industry[238].

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