Oura burdock - Oura burdock

Japanese: 大浦ゴボウ - おおうらごぼう
Oura burdock - Oura burdock

...A biennial plant of the Asteraceae family (illustration). Its long roots are mainly used as food, but it is a vegetable unique to Japan that is rarely used by people other than Japanese people. The roots contain 45% inulin and a small amount of palmitic acid, but have no particular nutritional value. They are rich in fiber and have a laxative and diuretic effect. Wild species are distributed from Europe and Siberia to northeastern China, but there are no native species in Japan. It is believed to have been introduced from China over 1,500 years ago, but the origins of cultivation are unclear. Cultivated species are said to have been improved in Japan and cultivated. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oura Burdock" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…キク科の二年草(イラスト)。長く伸長した根を主に食用にするが,日本人以外はほとんど利用しない日本独特の野菜。根には45%のイヌリンと少量のパルミチン酸を含むが,とくに栄養価はない。繊維が多く整腸作用と利尿効果がある。野生種はヨーロッパ,シベリアから中国北東部にかけて分布するが,日本には自生種はない。千数百年前に中国から渡来したとされているが,栽培の起源は明らかではない。栽培種は日本で改良され作物化されたといわれる。…

※「大浦ゴボウ」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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