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by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu      

 

Pharmaceutical name: Flos Saussurea invlucrate
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Saussurea involucrate (Kar. et Kir.) Sch. Blp.
Distribution: Snowy mountain area of xin jiang province of China
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註﹕在台灣 市場上可買到的,以塊根作為食用的所謂雪蓮是農民從國外引進的,

原產南美洲安地斯山脈的植物,當地人稱之為Yacon,並非中國新疆天山與崑崙山

所產的雪蓮花。

根據嚴新富博士的說法,最好稱作"菊薯"或"雪蓮薯"。

菊薯的學名是Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. & Endl.) H. Robinson
異學名是Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp. & Endl.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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