The genus Sinacalia belongs to the family Compositae and widely distributes in the west of China, Gansu,Ningxia,Qinghai,Shanxi,Sichuan provinces,which is a Chinese endemic genus and consists of only four species.Some species of the genus have long been used as folk medicine for expectorant. anti-cough,antihistamine,antiradical and cathartic.Up to now,only the phytochemical constitutes of Sinacalia tangutica have been studied.
In order to explore more plants with medicinal value in Sinacalia and ...