| Family Name | Thymelaeaceae |
| Scientific name | Wikstroemia indica C.A. Meyer |
| Common name | tie bush, Indian stringbush, bootlace bush |
| Growth habit | It is more common in widen nudity place, near highroad,molder land and the edge of jungle |
| Leaf | Leaves opposite; petiole ca. leaf blade reddish brown on both surfaces when dried, obovate, elliptic-oblong, or lanceolate,papery to thinly leathery, both surfaces glabrous, base broadly or narrowly cuneate, apex obtuse or acute; lateral veins dense, slender, at narrow angle to midrib. |
| Flower | Inflorescences terminal, capitate, several flowered; Glabrous. Calyx yellowish green, exterior glabrescent;Bbroadly ovate to oblong,, apex acute or obtuse. Ovary obovoid or ellipsoid, glabrous or apex sparsely pubescent; style very short; stigma capitate. |
| Fruit | Drupe red to dark purple, ellipsoid. |
| More to learn | Wikstroemia indica (L.) C. A. Mey. is a member of family Thymelaeaceae and mainly distributes in middle and southeast part of China. However, its use has mainly been based on empirical findings during hundreds and thousands of years. Recent studies indicated that W. indica contains abundant bioactive components including flavonoids, biflavonoids, coumarins, lignans, volatile oils, polysaccharides etc. |
| Properties | Whole:bitter,cold,venomousness |
| Treats | As a traditional Chinese herb, this plant has long been employed as antipyretics, detoxicants, expectorants, vermifuges as well as aborticides in clinic practice. |
| Reference | 認識植物網站 Blog 臺灣大百科全書 自然攝影中心 |