Polygonaceae FAMILY

Fagopyrum cymosum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fagopyrum cymosum is a vigorous perennial plant with a widely spreading rootstock; it can form large clumps, growing up to 100cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is occasionally cultivated for its edible seed, though this is not produced as abundantly as in the annual members of this genus[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas of India and Nepal, east to southern and eastern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

HabitatForests and cultivated areas; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,400 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ]. Found alongside ditches on shady damp and fertile soils in China[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ].