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Tag: Plant Family: Araliaceae

Udo

Scientific Name: Aralia cordata Native to Japan, Korea, and eastern China. The stems can be eaten and is sometimes boiled and served in miso soup. The roots of the plant used in herbal medicines.

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American Ginseng

Scientific Name: Panax quinquefolius Contains dammarane-type ginsenosides, or saponins, as the major biologically active constituents.  

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Tagged as:Plant Family: Araliaceae Summer Location: Bed 14 Type: Perrenial Use: TCM Use: Western Herbalism

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