Echinops setifer
Iljin.
Giant Globe Thistle
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
Young leaves are edible when cooked.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows on mountain slopes.
Asia, China, Japan, Korea,
How to Identify
A herb. It grows 1-2 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are single and greyish white. There are hairs near the base. The leaves are whitish underneath. The leaves are narrowly oval and 15-25 cm long by 7-14 cm wide. They are twice divided with 5-7 pairs of segments.
How to Grow
Succeeds in a sunny position in any well drained soil of low or medium fertility. Tolerates partial shade. Established plants are drought tolerant.
Propagation: Sow seed in early spring in a cold frame; germination typically occurs in 3–9 weeks at 25°C. Once seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out into individual pots and plant out during summer. Seed can also be sown in an outdoor seedbed in mid spring and transplanted to its permanent position in late summer or autumn. Propagation is also possible by division in autumn or by root cuttings taken in winter.
Medicinal Uses
The root is anthelmintic, galactogogue, and beneficial for skin conditions, and has a weak antitumour action. In Korea, it is used as an emmenagogue and antidote.
Other Uses
No other uses are known for this plant.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Echinops setifer is a perennial globe thistle species of flowering plant in the genus Echinops, native to central and southern Japan, Korea and eastern China.
Notes
There are more than 100 Echinops species.
Names & Synonyms
References (1)
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
