Aglaonema modestum Schott ex Engler in A. Candolle & C. Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 2: 442. 1879.
Latin Name: Aglaonema modestum Schott ex Engl.
Family: Araceae; Genus: Aglaonema
Synonym Name: Aglaonema acutispathum N.E.Br.; Aglaonema costatum var. viride Engl; Aglaonema laoticum Gagnep.
English Name: Chinese Evergreen, Chinagreen, China Evergreen, China Green.
Chinese name: 广东万年青 guang dong wan nian qing.
Vietnamese Name: Vạn niên thanh sáng, Vạn niên thanh Quảng Đông
Description: Plants erect. Stems green, 40-70 cm, 1.5-2 cm in diam. Leaves mostly crowded at stem apex; petiole green, 5-20 cm, sheathing for more than 1/2 length; leaf blade pale green abaxially, green adaxially, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, base obtuse or broadly cuneate, apex acuminate; primary lateral veins 4 or 5 per side, ascending and arching, secondary ones indistinct, parallel to primary veins. Peduncle (5-)10-12.5 cm. Spathe oblong-lanceolate, (5.5-)6-7 × 1.5-2 cm, apex long acuminate. Spadix cylindric, ca. 2/3 of spathe length, with a stipe ca. 10 mm; female zone 5-8 mm; ovary subglobose; style short; stigma disciform; male zone elongate, 2-3 cm × 3-4 mm; stamen apex truncate, quadrangular; anthers dehiscent by a pore. Berry green to yellow-red, red when ripe, oblong, ca. 20 × 8 mm. Seed oblong, ca. 1.7 cm. Flowering: May. Fruiting: October to November.
Distribution: Growing in jungle. Distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong ,Yunnan.
Part Used: Medical part: rhizomes or stem leaves. Chinese name: Guangdongwannianqing.
Harvest & Processing: Rhizome: excavated after autumn, used fresh or sun-dried after cut to slices. Stem leaves: harvested in summer and autumn, used fresh or cut into segments and sun-dried.
Properties & Actions: Taste pungent, little bitter, cold in nature, toxic. Clearing heat and cooling blood, relieving swelling and detoxifying and arresting pain.
Indications & Usage: Used for swelling and pain in the throat, diphtheria, cough with lung heat, hematemesis, pyretic toxicity and hemafecia, pyocutaneous disease and swelling, bites by snakes and dogs. Oral administration: decocting, 6-15g. External application: appropriate amount, smashed to extract juice for gargling; powdered; decocted for washing. Toxic; take care when using orally.
Examples
1. Diphtheria: (Chinese Evergreen) fresh leaves 6-15g. Pound and decoct in water, swallow.
2. Naso sinusitis: Chinese Evergreen juice, drip into nose.
Toxicity: All plant contain Calcium oxalate crystals which can develop skin irritation after contact with cell sap. If chewed, irritation of mouth, lips, throat, and tongue will occur.
References
- libproject.hkbu.edu.hk
- efloras.org
- theplantlist
- plantsrescue.com
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