Ainsliaea acerifolia
Schultz.-Bip.
Tanpungch'wi
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Description
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40-80 cm tall. The leaves are grouped near the middle part of the stem. The leaves are almost round and divided like fingers on a hand. It is 5-14 cm tall by 6-18 cm wide. The flowers are in spikes of 3 flowers.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are eaten raw in salads and cooked with vegetables.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves eaten in salads and with cooked vegetables.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in north China in forests between 300-500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Japan, Korea,
Also Known As
Danpungchwi
References (5)
- Chon, S. et al., 2009, Total Phenolics Level, Antioxidants Activity and Cytotoxicity of Young Sprouts of Some Traditional Korean Salad Plants. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 64:25-31
- Heo, B., et al., 2009, Antiproliferative Activity of Korean Wild Vegetables on Different Human Tumor Cell Lines. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 64:257-263
- Hwang, HS, et al, 2014, Distribution characteristics of plant in the Ungseokbong Mountain, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 7(2014) e164-e178
- Kim, H. & Song, M., 2013, Ethnobotanical analysis for traditional knowledge of wild edible plants in North Jeolla Province (Korea). Genetic. Resour. Crop Evol. (2013) 60:1571-1585
- Pemberton, R. W. & Lee, N. S., 1996, Wild Food Plants in South Korea: Market Presence, New Crops, and Exports to the United States. Economic Botany, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 57-70
