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Calanthe

Calanthe, commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upright, sometimes arching flowering stems. The sepals and petals are narrow and a similar size to each other and the labellum usually has spreading lobes.

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Precise structural characterization and therapeutic potential of a glucomannan polysaccharide from dried rhizome of plant Bletilla striata against ulcerative colitis.

Scientists extracted and precisely mapped a complex sugar molecule (glucomannan) from the underground tubers of Bletilla striata, a traditional Chinese medicinal orchid, and showed it significantly reduced gut inflammation in mice — offering a molecularly characterized candidate for treating ulcerative colitis.