Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

Polygonatum officinale

Uses

China: leaves and rhizomes milled and eaten. Manchuria (eastern forests): whole plant eaten

Additional Information

Name Authority:: Allen; Moench.
Misc:: Chemical composition: contains fructose, glucose and arabinose. Characteristically mucilaginous. Rhizome indicated to be toxic.

Plant Classification Group:

Liliaceae

Plant Locations:

Asia
- China
  - Manchuria

Plant References:

BARANOV
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