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Cnidium monnieri

Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cusson ex Juss., Monnier's snowparsley, is a flowering plant species in the genus Cnidium. Also known as Shechuangzi, Osthole, Jashoshi, Cnidii Fructus . It may be confused with Bacopa monnieri, Ligusticum officinale, both similar but different plants. The coumarins osthol, imperatorin and xanthotoxol can be found in C. monnieri.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Cnidium monnieri
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Cnidium
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Apiales
Habit: herb