Johor Ethnobotany Database
Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.
Common name: Bellflower
Local name: Dang Shen
Family: Campanulaceae
Taxonomic classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Codonopis
Species: Codonopis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.
Discription
Growth form: A perennial with climbing stems up to 2m or more and long, fleshy, tuberous roots.
Leaves: The leaves are green and ovate.
Flowers: The bell-shaped flowers are pale yellowish-green, veined at the base with internal with purplish makings and measuring up to 2.3 cm long.
Habitat
Dense shrubby thickets, the shade of trees at forest edges, streambanks. Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge.
Habit
Perennial climber
Ethnobotanical uses
Medicinal uses:
Roots
- increases energy levels and helps the body adapt to stress
- raising secretion of body fluids and blood sugar levels
- stimulating the immune system.
- increases hemoglobin and red blood cell levels and lowers the blood pressure
- helps increase endurance to stress and promotes alertness.
Non-medicinal uses:
Roots - edible
Whole plant - ornamental because having the belled-shape of leaf.