Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Stachys sieboldi

Synonym(s):

Stachys affinus, Stachys Tuberiflora

Uses

China: leaves eaten raw or cooked, boiled or salted Japan: tubers salted or preserved in plum vinegar.

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Miq.
Misc:: Chemical composition: leaves and tubers contain stachydrin; tubers contan stachyose and manneotetrose.

Plant Classification Group:

Lamiaceae or Labiatae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China

Plant References:

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