Łódź, Botanical Garden

It is native to northern China, Korea and Japan. Ornamental plant. Herbal plant - decreases the infection-mediated expression of inflammatory mediators by inhibiting the AKT/NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways, implying that it may have potential use as an inhibitory agent of excessive inflammatory responses - potential agent supporting organism during viral diseases. Useful plant - can be grown as a medium sized hedge, the cultivar 'Folis Purpuris' is most often used.