Aster ageratoides (common name, balsam aster)[1] is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to eastern Asia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Aster |
| Species: | A. ageratoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Aster ageratoides Turcz, 1837
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Description
editA. ageratoides is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial growing to a height of approximately 75-90cm tall. Leaves are dark green, toothed, lanceolate and entire.[3] Flowers are stellate, generally violet, pink or bluish in colour, with yellow centres, flowering from early to late autumn.[4] Fruit is an achene, brown in colour, measuring about 2–3 mm in length.[5]
Medicinal use
editOngoing research suggests that Aster ageratoides extract may help attenuate Alzheimer's disease-associated cognitive deficits and improve the symptoms of vascular dementia.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Aster ageratoides | Chicago Botanic Garden". www.chicagobotanic.org. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Aster ageratoides Turcz. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Hortipedia – Aster ageratoides". en.hortipedia.com. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Aster ageratoides | Chicago Botanic Garden". www.chicagobotanic.org. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Aster ageratoides in Digital Flora of Taiwan @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Jeong, Ji Heun; Lee, Seung Eun; Lee, Jeong Hoon; Kim, Hyung Don; Seo, Kyung-Hae; Kim, Dong Hwi; Han, Seung Yun (2020-06-30). "Aster ageratoides Turcz. extract attenuates Alzheimer's disease-associated cognitive deficits and vascular dementia-associated neuronal death". Anatomy & Cell Biology. 53 (2): 216–227. doi:10.5115/acb.20.011. ISSN 2093-3665. PMC 7343560. PMID 32647089.
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