Alisma orientale
| Alisma orientale | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Alisma |
| Species: | A. orientale
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| Binomial name | |
| Alisma orientale (Sam.) Juz. 1933
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| Synonyms | |
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Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. orientale (Sam.) Sam. | |
Alisma orientale, commonly known as Asian water plantain is a flowering plant species in the genus Alisma found in Asia.
Alisma orientale is sometimes treated as a variety of Alisma plantago-aquatica (Alisma plantago-aquatica var. orientale). The rhizomes of A. orientale have been used as a traditional Chinese medicine, ze xie. However, it may have serious side effects or even toxic effects such as hepatotoxicity. The rhizome of the plant is also a herb used in kampo Japanese medicine.
The seed contains cis-aconitic anhydride ethyl ester and cis-2,4,5-trihydroxycinnamic acid.