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Mugwort, referred to as ssuk (쑥) in Korean, [7] is widely used in Korean cuisine as well as in traditional medicine (hanyak).In spring, which is the harvesting season, the young leaves of mugwort are used to prepare savory dishes such as jeon (Korean-style pancakes), ssuk kimchi, (쑥김치), ssukguk (쑥국, soup made with ssuk).
A herbal tonic is a solution or other preparation made from a specially selected assortment of plants known as herbs. [2] They are steeped in water and drunk either hot or cool. [ 1 ] Herbal tonics are believed to have healing properties ranging from relieving muscle and joint pain [ 3 ] and extend as far as inhibiting some cancers.
The composition of mugwort essential oil can vary depending on the genus of plant selected, its habitat, as well as the part of the plant extracted and the season of its harvest. Its main components can include camphor , cineole , α- and β- thujone , artemisia ketone (CAS: 546-49-6), borneol and bornyl acetate as well as a wide variety of ...
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An early example of the body used as an identity marker occurred in the Victorian era, when women wore corsets to help themselves attain the body they wished to possess. [81] Having a tiny waist was a sign of social status, as the wealthier women could afford to dress more extravagantly and sport items such as corsets to increase their physical ...
The plant grows 0.2–0.3 inches (5.1–7.6 mm) long flowers in three different colors, pink, purple, and white. [8] Flowers sprout from leaf axils in clusters of 1–3. [9] The petals and sepals are fused at the base to form a cup like structure. [10] K. striata has both male and female parts and can either self-pollinate or be pollinated by ...
Zanthoxylum piperitum, also known as Japanese pepper or Japanese prickly-ash, is a deciduous aromatic spiny shrub or small tree of the citrus and rue family Rutaceae, native to Japan and Korea. It is called sanshō ( 山椒 ) in Japan and sancho ( 산초 ) in Korea.
Its common names include spikenard, [1] herbal aralia, [2] udo (from Japanese: ウド), [3] Japanese spikenard, [3] and mountain asparagus. [3] It is commonly found on the slopes of wooded embankments. Aralia cordata is a species of Aralia in the family Araliaceae. The plant yields new shoots every spring, which are blanched and then eaten as a ...