Golden needle vegetable

Japanese: 金針菜 - きんしんさい
Golden needle vegetable

…The young shoots, buds and flowers of most species are sweet and slimy, with no unpleasant taste. The dried flowers of the daylily are used in Chinese cuisine as golden needle vegetables. Daylilies are also used as herbal medicines, and some roots contain alkaloids such as colchicine, which are said to be effective against schistosomiasis and tuberculosis. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "golden needle vegetable" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ほとんどの種の若芽,つぼみや花は甘味とぬめりがあって,くせがなく美味である。ホンカンゾウの花を乾燥したものが,中国料理に使われる金針菜(きんしんさい)である。 カンゾウ(萱草)類は漢方薬としても利用され,根にはコルヒチンなどのアルカロイドを含有するものがあり,住血吸虫や結核に効果があるといわれている。…

※「金針菜」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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