Dioscorine

Japanese: dioscorine
Dioscorine

…For this reason, dozens of species are used for food around the world, and several species are cultivated as important food crops. The underground storage organs of most wild species contain large amounts of alkaloids (dioscorine), saponins (dioscin), and tannins, or are woody and hard. Therefore, to be edible, they must be boiled or roasted, crushed, and soaked in water to remove the poison. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このため世界各地で数十種が食用として利用され,数種が重要な食用作物に育成されている。野生種の大部分の地下貯蔵器官は,多量のアルカロイド(ディオスコリンdioscorine),サポニン(ディオスキンdioscin)やタンニンを含有していたり,木質化してかたい。そのため食用にするには煮たり焼いたりしてからつき砕き,水さらしをして毒抜きをしなければならない。…

※「dioscorine」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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