Family: Primulaceae
Mongolian name:
English name: Sea milkwort, sea milkweed, black saltwort
Collection Number: 18
Lysimachia maritima is a perennial herb native to the temperate northern hemisphere also known as Glaux maritima. It tends to grow in marshier, wetland areas. The roots of the plant are edible once cooked. Other species of this genus are used in East Asia to treat digestive disorders, and to treat wounds.
Citations
Kim, Sun Young, Joo Young Lee, Changho Jhin, Ji Min Shin, Myungsuk Kim, Hong Ruyl Ahn, Gyhye Yoo, Yang-Ju Son, Sang Hoon Jung, and Chu Won Nho. 2019. Reduction of Hepatic Lipogenesis by Loliolide and Pinoresinol from Lysimachia Vulgaris via Degrading Liver X Receptors. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 67(45):12419–12427. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01488.
“Lysimachia maritima.” 2024. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Accessed July 9. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77068343-1.
Pungin, Artem, Lidia Lartseva, Violetta Loskutnikova, Vladislav Shakhov, Olesya Krol, Elena Popova, Andrey Kolomiets, Nadezhda Nikolaeva, and Aleksandra Volodina. 2022. The Content of Certain Groups of Phenolic Compounds and the Biological Activity of Extracts of Various Halophyte Parts of Spergularia Marina (L.) Griseb. and Glaux Maritima L. at Different Levels of Soil Salinization. Plants 11(13):1738. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11131738.
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