Portland arrowroot

Japanese: Portland arrowroot(英語表記)Portlandarrowroot
Portland arrowroot

...The tubers and young leaves are also edible, but it is difficult to remove their bitter taste. The starch extracted from the tubers is used under the name Portland arrowroot. The leaves and tubers contain about 1% saponin glycosides.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Portland arrowroot" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また塊茎や若葉は食用とされたが,えぐ味を消すのはむずかしい。塊茎から採取されるデンプンはポルトランドアロールートPortland arrowrootの名で利用される。葉や塊茎には約1%のサポニン配糖体を含有する。…

※「Portland arrowroot」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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