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| Family | Polygalaceae |
| Scientific name | Polygala japonica Houttuyn |
| Synonyms | Polygala japonica Houttuyn forma ovatifolia Chodat; Polygala japonica Houttuyn var. angustifolia Koidzumi; Polygala luzoniensis Merrill; Polygala sibirica L. var. japonica (Houttuyn) Ito; Polygala taquetii H. Léveillé |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hime-hagi (ヒメハギ, 姫萩 [meaning: dwarf hagi (hagi = Lespedeza trees)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Guinea, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka | |
| Habitat | Mountane field or forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=42 |
| Description | Plants 10-30cm. Leaves 1-3cm long, 4-15mm wide. Flowers pale purple, flowering in April to July. Evergreen. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Polygala japonica Houtt. |
| Polygala japonica Houttuyn | |
| Two New Triterpenoid Saponins Isolated from Polygala japonica | |
| Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1983) | |
| Cultured plant cell gums for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and industrial applications (US Patent 6271001/1998) | |
| Natural tea for curing men's impotence and a method for manufacturing the same (US Patent 6680075/2001) | |
| Triterpene compositions and methods for use thereof (US Patent 6689398/2001) | |
| Lipolysis stimulator (US Patent 7300675/2004) | |
| Anti-depression pharmaceutical composition containing polygala extract (US Patent 7223425/2004) |
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