| Family |
Menispermaceae |
| Scientific name |
Cocculus laurifolius (Roxburg) de Candolle |
| Synonyms |
Cinnamomum esquirolii H. Léveillé; Cocculus angustifolius Hasskarl; Cocculus
bariensis Pierre; Galloa trinervis Hasskarl; Menispermum laurifolium (de
Candolle) Roxburg |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) koushu-uyaku [Hengzhou black medicine], iso-yama-aoki
[coast mountain green tree] |
| (English common name) laurel-leaf snailseed |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Kyushu (Southern area), Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Taiwan, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, India |
| Chromosomal number |
n=13, 2n=26 |
| Description |
Leaves 3-12cm. Flowers pale yellow, flowering in June to August. Fruits
blue 6-7mm. Deciduous. Vine. |
| Reference |
Cocculus laurifolius DC. |
| Chromosome Numbers for Eight Species in Five Genera of Menispermaceae |
| Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984) |
| Cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition, especially dermatological composition,
containing oxyacanthine, intended in particular for stimulating hair growth
or retarding hair loss (US Patent 5607693/1997) |
| Regulatory regions from Papaveraceae (US Patent 7312376/2007) |
| Modulating plant alkaloids (WIPO Patent WO/2006/091676) |
| Modulating alkaloid biosynthesis (WIPO Patent WO/2007/127522) |
| Stabilized plaster material containing root of Cocculus laurifolius A.P.
de Candolle (Japanese Patent JP62294610/1987) |
| Bathing material composition (Japanese Patent JP09208453/1997) |
| Hair-care cosmetic (Japanese Patent JP3105619/2000) |
