About Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms
Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae. Its Chinese name is 八角枫, with the pinyin transcription bā jiǎo fēng. This species is native to Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea islands, Himalaya, India, Java, Kenya, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, the Philippines, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It counts among the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. In Hunan herbal medicine, it is used to treat snake bites, numbness, poison, rheumatism, and wounds, and to support circulation, achieve contraception, and stop bleeding. Oil extracted from the plant's seeds can be used to light lamps.
