Cynanchum amplexicaule
| Cynanchum amplexicaule | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Early Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Cynanchum amplexicaule
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in the greenhouse. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring.
Cultivation: We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of this country. It probably does not have any special cultivation requirements and will probably succeed in most soils in a sunny position though it may require a moister soil[K].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan.
Habitat: Mountain slopes, grasslands and maritime dunes from sea level to elevations of 1000 metres[1].
Edibility: Young leaves - boiled[2][3]. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.
Young seedpods - boiled[2][3]. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.
Medicinal: The decocted root is used with other herbs as a diuretic and febrifuge[4].
All parts are used medicinally for traumatic injury, rheumatic arthralgia, and swelling[1].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Late Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Known Hazards: There are some reports of toxins in this genus[5].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.
- ↑ Read, Bernard. Famine Foods Listed in the Chiu Huang Pen Ts'ao. Taipei Southern Materials Centre, 1977.