Ledebouriella divaricata
(Turcz.) Hiroe
Bofu
Apiaceae Edible: Shoots, Leaves
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Description
A temperate herb in the Apiaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The shoots and leaves are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The shoots and leaves are eaten.
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Medicinal Uses
The roots and seeds of Saposhnikovia divaricata contain a variety of phytochemicals under basic research, including furocoumarins, furanochromones, polyacetylenes, hyperosides, and terpenes. The major components of the essential oil from roots of S. divaricata are caryophyllene oxide, sabinene, α- and β-pinene, myrtenal, myrtenol, α-terpineol, p-cymene, and nonanoic acid.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Synonyms
Siler divaricatum Benth. & Hook.f.
References (3)
- Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 21
- READ (As Siler divaricutum)
- Umbellif. Asia 1:92. 1958
