Java Ginseng (土人参）

Talinum paniculatum

Jewels-of-Opar, Fameflower, Pink Baby-Breath, Java Ginseng, Water Leaf and Earth Ginseng.

別名：野人蔘、假人蔘、櫨蘭( 植物學大辭典、中國植物圖鑑 )、飛來參、水人蔘、參草、土高麗蔘 ( 中國藥用植物志 )、台灣人蔘、人參菜、蔘仔草、蔘仔葉、土洋蔘、東洋蔘、波世蘭。

 

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)
Plant Growth Form	Shrub (Herbaceous)
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial
Mode of Nutrition	Autotrophic
Plant Shape	Shrubby
Maximum Height	1.5 m

 

Light Preference	Full Sun
Water Preference	Moderate Water, Little Water
Plant Growth Rate	Moderate
Maintenance Requirements	Moderate
Propagation Method	Seed, Storage Organ

嫩的莖、葉都可以食用。根部也有類似人蔘的芳香氣味，也可以拿來當燉雞湯、燉肉湯的進補食材之

• https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/2/4/2494
• https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-tw/%E5%9C%9F%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%82
• http://natureloveyou.sg/Talinum%20paniculatum/Main.html

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