Alangium chinense

Alangium chinense is a species of flowering plant in the Cornaceae family. It has the Chinese name.

Traditional uses
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. In Hunan herbal medicine it is used for snake bites, circulation, contraception, hemostasis, numbness, poison, rheumatism, and wounds.

Other uses
Oil extracted from the seed of the plant can be used to light lamps.