Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus
| Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 15' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
| Open Woods Forest | |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame[1]. It can be slow to germinate. Stored seed requires 6 months warm followed by 3 months cold stratification[2] and can be very slow to germinate[3]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse for at least the first winter. Plant out in late spring or early summer.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[2][1].
Cuttings of ripe wood of the current season's growth, 15 - 30cm long in a cold frame[4].
Root cuttings in late winter[1].
Division of suckers in the dormant season[1].
Cultivation: Succeeds in an open loamy soil[5], preferring a well-drained humus-rich soil in full sun[1]. Tolerates poor soils and atmospheric pollution[1].
A very cold resistant plant[6] if it is sheltered from cold winds, tolerating temperatures down to at least -15°c[1].
A very ornamental plant[6], it spreads vigorously by means of suckers[1].
This species is closely related to E. divaricatus[1].
Range: E. Asia - China, Korea, Manchuria.
Habitat: Moist woods, wooded riverbanks, forest edges and clearings[7][8].
Edibility: Young leaves - raw or cooked and used as a vegetable[9][10][11].
Old leaves are dried and used as a tea substitute[9][10][11].
A wine is made from the bark. It is highly fancied by the Chinese[11]. It is probably used mainly for medicinal purposes[K].
Medicinal: The root bark contains saponins, acanthosides, cardiac glycosides and polysaccharides[12]. It is adaptogenic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and diuretic[13][14][12]. It is used in Korea in the treatment of lumbago, neuralgia, arthritis and oedema[12].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Pollution: Tolerates environmental pollution.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Acanthopanax sessiliflorus.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dirr, Michael and Charles Heuser. The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation. Athens Ga. Varsity Press, 1987.
- ↑ Rice, Graham. Growing from Seed Volume 1. Thompson and Morgan, 1987.
- ↑ Bown, Deni. Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, 1995.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Komarov, Vladimir. Flora of the USSR. Gantner Verlag, 1968.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg and Adam Stainton. Flowers of the Himalayas. Oxford Universtiy Press, 1984.
- ↑ Kariyone, Tatsuo. Atlas of Medicinal Plants.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea. World Health Organisation, 1998.
- ↑ Yeung, Him-Che. Handbook of Chinese Herbs and Formulas. Institute of Chinese Medicine, 1985.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.