Stemona tuberosa (Chinese: 百部; pinyin: bǎi bù), is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Stemofoline alkaloids occur in the stems and leaves of Stemona species, particularly S. japonica and have been investigated for use as pharmacological and pesticidal compounds.[7][8][9] The chemical structure of the insecticide flupyradifurone was inspired by stemofoline.[10]
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^1892 illustration by J.N. Fitch (d. 1927) - Curtis's Botanical Magazine v.118 [ser. 3:v.48] (1892)
^A review of the early Miocene Mastixioid flora of the Kristina Mine at Hrádek nad Nisou in North Bohemia, The Czech Republic, January 2012 by F. Holý, Z. Kvaček and Vasilis Teodoridis - ACTA MUSEI NATIONALIS PRAGAE Series B – Historia Naturalis • vol. 68 • 2012 • no. 3–4 • pp. 53–118
^Tang, Chun-Ping; Chen, Tong; Velten, Robert; Jeschke, Peter; Ebbinghaus-Kintscher, Ulrich; Geibel, Sven; Ye, Yang (1 January 2008). "Alkaloids from Stems and Leaves of Stemona japonica and Their Insecticidal Activities". Journal of Natural Products. 71 (1): 112–116. doi:10.1021/np070427k. PMID18163592.