Torilis japonica
| Torilis japonica | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Torilis japonica (common name: upright hedge parsley)
Propagation: Seed - best sown in situ as soon as it is ripe. It can also be sown in spring.
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils.
Range: Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to N. Africa, north and east Asia.
Habitat: Hedges and grassy places in dry soils[1].
Edibility: Leaves - cooked[2][3].
Root - peeled and eaten raw[2][3].
Although we have no record of the seed being edible, there is a report that it contains 16 - 21% protein and 10 - 23% fat[4].
Medicinal: The seed is anthelmintic, antifungal, antiviral, expectorant and tonic[4][5]. It is used in Korea in the treatment of amnesia, pruritis, acidosis and scabies[5].
The juice of the root is used in the treatment of indigestion[6].
Pollinators: Insects, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: T. anthriscus. Caucalis anthriscus.
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References
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea. World Health Organisation, 1998.
- ↑ Manandhar, Narayan. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, 2002.