Petasites japonicus
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Petasites japonicus, also known as butterbur, giant butterbur, great butterbur, fuki and sweet-coltsfoot, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to China, Japan, Korea
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Petasites japonicus
Petasites japonicus, illustration from the Japanese agricultural encyclopedia Seikei Zusetsu (1804)
"Koroppokuru Beneath a Butterbur" by Matsuura Takeshiro (Hakodate City Museum)
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Petasites is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, that are commonly referred to as butterburs and coltsfoots. They are perennial plants with thick, creeping underground rhi
Petasites japonicus
…as tempura. In Korea, it is steamed or boiled and then pressed to remove water. Sesame oil or perilla oil is added in order to make namul. Like other Petasites species, fuki contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) which have been associated with cumulative damage to the liver and tumor formation. It also contains…
Petasites hybridus inflorescence Keila
Petasites japonicus