Accession #: 198501450
Accession Date: 1985-12-31
Common name: Chameleon Plant, Heartleaf, Giap ca, Dokudami
Family: Saururaceae
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Country of Origin: Japan south to mountains of Java & Nepal
Description: A perennial herb native to mountainous regions of eastern Asia. Grows to 15 inches high with an indefinite spread as a creeping rhizome in moist locations.
[Vietnamese: diec ca, rau diep ca, vap ca]
Uses: The leaves of the chameleon plant are sometimes found in Vietnamese salads and garnishes.. The rhizome, too, is aromatic. <P> The plant (Japanese chemotype) contains a variety of flavoids, flavonoid glycosides (afzerin, quercitrin, isoquercitrin) and pyridine alkaloids; the essential oil was found to consist mainly of decanal (capry aldehyd), dodecanal (lauryl aldehyd) and 2-hendecanon (methyl nonyl ketone). (Planta Medica 61, 237, 1995)
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