Anemone
Synonyms
Anemone hepatica
Anemone hepaticas
Anemone raddeana
Anemone raddeanas
Anemones
hepaticas, Anemone
raddeana, Anemone
A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains triterpene saponins. The root of Anemone raddeana is the source of a Chinese folk medicine, zhu jie xian fu. The common name of liverwort is also used with other plants. This genus is unrelated to SEA ANEMONES.