| Family |
Menyanthaceae |
| Scientific name |
Menyanthes trifoliata L. |
| Synonyms |
Menyanthes trifoliata L. var. minor Rafinesque |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) mitsu-gashiwa (ミツガシワ, 三槲 [meaning: three leaved
kashiwa (kashiwa = Quercus dentata)]) |
| (English common name) bog-bean, bog-myrtle, buckbean, marsh-clover, water-trefoil |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Eurasia, northern Africa, Canada,
USA |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=54 |
| Description |
Leaves 3-8cm long, 2-5cm wide. Flowers white corollas 1-1.5cm across, flowering in April to August. Seeds 5-7mm across. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Menyanthes trifoliata L. |
| Menyanthes trifoliata Linnaeus |
| Process for preparing loganin and analogs thereof (US Patent 3907772/1975) |
| Detergent composition containing a quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant and a carboxylate anionic surfactant (US Patent 4919846/1990) |
| Hair cosmetic composition (US Patent 5053222/1991) |
| Magnetically influenced homeopathic pharmaceutical formulations, methods of their preparation and methods of their administration (US Patent 5162037/1992) |
| Cosmetic compositions containing betulinic acid (US Patent 5529769/1996) |
| Freeze-dried ginseng berry tea (US Patent 6210738/2001) |
| Composition for protection and regeneration of structure and function of the liver (US Patent 7172774/2007) |
