Dysosma Versipellis ⁽¹⁾

The Chinese medicinal Bajiaolian is the root and rhizome of Berberidaceae plants Dysosma versipellis, Dysosma pleiantha and Dysosma veitchii. Dysosma versipellis and Dysosma veitchii look similar: their leaves divide into eight parts, resembling eight angles, hence the name Bajiaolian (eight-angle lotus). Dysosma pleiantha's leaf divides…