Alangium chinense
Alangium chinense is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae. It has the Chinese name.
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional [Chinese medicine]. In Hunan herbal medicine it is used for snake bites, circulation, contraception, hemostasis, numbness, poison, rheumatism, and wounds.
Other uses
Oil extracted from the seed of the plant can be used to light lamps.
Distribution
It is native to Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, the Democratic [Republic of the Congo], Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea islands, Himalaya, India, Java, Kenya, Laos, the Lesser [Sunda Islands], Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, the Philippines, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.