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Review

Apocynum venetum, A Bast Fiber Plant With Medicinal Significances and Potentials for Drought Tolerance and Phytoremediation Studies – A Review

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Pages 5728-5740 | Published online: 21 Mar 2021
 

ABSTRACT

A. venetum is highly valuable medicinal plant explore mostly in China and Japan owing to its diverse herbal function in the treatment of a number of ailments. Despite being more popular for the medicinal function, it has an appreciable amount of fiber with a potential significance of complementing cotton, ramie, and other fiber plants. Fabric made from A. venetum fiber is reported to emit infra-red rays of about 8–15 µm wavelength and efficiently resist ultraviolet light – properties that made it a good choice in the industries for making underwear. Presence of small openings in the fiber microstructure permitting air circulation and improves dryness was found helpful in hypertension and coronary heart diseases. Due to its higher modulus and work rupture property, it is commonly blended with cotton or chemical fibers. Besides, the plant with higher lithium accumulation capability is a candidate for remediation of soil from heavy metals and its drought-tolerant nature can as well be exploited for breeding purpose of food/cash crop through gene mining.

摘要

罗布麻具有治疗多种疾病的药理作用, 在中国和日本都是极具开发价值的药用植物。 尽管它的药用功能更受欢迎, 但其纤维含量和品质对棉花、 苎麻等其他纤维植物具有潜在的补充意义。 罗布麻纤维制成的织物可发射波长约#x4E3A8;ⴕµm的红外线, 并能有效抵抗紫外线, 这一特性使其成为内衣制造行业的一个不错选择。 罗布麻纤维管壁多孔隙、 吸湿散湿快, 透气性好, 由于其纤维较高的模量和断裂性能, 通常可与棉花或化学纤维混纺。 此外, 罗布麻植物还具有较高的锂积累能力, 是土壤重金属修复的候选植物, 其耐旱性相关基因挖掘也可用于粮食经济作物的遗传改良与育种研究。

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Funding

This work was supported by the Chinese Government Scholarship [2018GXZ019733]; Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund [Y2019XK15-03]; Science and Technology Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences [CAAS-ASTIP-2018-IBFC04].

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