Family: Caprifoliaceae
Mongolian name: Sibiri serkhleg
English name:
Collection Number: 4
This is a perennial with 15-20 cm tall stems and 6 mm yellow flowers, which tend to cluster. Also called Valeriana sibiricus, this plant is part of the Caprifoliaceae family. Species from the genus Patrinia have a documented history of use in Chinese medicine for treating fever, inflammation, and other conditions. Pharmacological analyses have shown that the genus has sedative, antibacterial, antivirus, and anti-tumor activities. Unlike the related species P. scabiosaefolia, P. sibirica does not have quite as specific of a role or history but given its scope and the shared pharmacological properties of the genus as a whole, it would be unsurprising if it were used medicinally in the past or present.
Citations
Juss. 2025. Patrinia Sibirica. Alpine Garden Society. https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/, accessed April 18, 2025.
Meng, Lijun, Sitan Chen, Li Zhou, Zhenhua Liu, Shiming Li, and Wenyi Kang. 2020. Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Effects of Genus Patrinia: A Review. Current Pharmacology Reports 6:1–35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40495-020-00240-7.
“Patrinia sibirica.” 2024. Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Accessed July 9. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:859469-1.
Sandiford, Jenny. 2021. “Summer Wild Flowers Mongolia.” Accessed July 9. https://www.jennysandiford.com/travelblog.
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