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Leptopyrum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae. The only species is Leptopyrum fumarioides, native to north and east Asia.
Leptopyrum fumarioides is native to Russia (Siberia, Amur Oblast, and Khabarovsk Krai), Kazakhstan, China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Xinjiang), Korea, and Mongolia. It grows in forest margins, in grassy places, and by fields, at altitudes of 100–1,400 m (330–4,590 ft).
Leptopyrum fumarioides has been used in traditional medicine in Mongolia and Tibet to treat fever, typhoid fever, increased blood pressure, liver, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases, edema, and for treatment of various intoxications. Chemicals in the plant have been found to protect DNA from damage from catechol, probably by acting as potent antioxidants.
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