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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 ...
In 1867 the word "hijiki" first appeared in an English-language publication: A Japanese and English Dictionary by James C. Hepburn. Starting in the 1960s, the word "hijiki" started to be used widely in the United States, [citation needed] and the product (imported in dried form from Japan) became widely available at natural food stores and Asian-American grocery stores, due to the influence of ...
The sap contains the allergenic compound urushiol, which gets its name from this species' Japanese name urushi (urushi (漆)); "urushi" is also used in English as a collective term for all kinds of Asian lacquerware made from the sap of this and related Asian tree species, as opposed to European "lacquer" or Japanning made from other materials.
Kampō (or Kanpō, 漢方) medicine is the Japanese study and adaptation of traditional Chinese medicine. In 1967, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved four kampo medicines for reimbursement under the National Health Insurance (NHI) program. In 1976, 82 kampo medicines were approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and ...
Toxicodendron succedaneum, the wax tree, [1] Japanese Hazenoki tree (Sumac or wax tree), sơn in Vietnamese or charão in Portuguese, is a flowering plant species in the genus Toxicodendron found in Asia, although it has been planted elsewhere, most notably Australia and New Zealand.
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).
Flammulina filiformis, commonly called enoki mushroom, is a species of edible agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Physalacriaceae.It is widely cultivated in East Asia, and well known for its role in Japanese and Chinese cuisine.
Kiyomi (清見, kiyomi) (Citrus unshiu × sinensis) is a Japanese citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a Miyagawa Wase mikan and an orange. [1] The new breed was the first tangor created in Japan in 1949.