Chinese: huang jing
English: polygonatum rhizome
Pharmaceutical: Polygonati Rhizoma
Properties: sweet, balanced
Standard Species: Polygonatum sibiricum Redoute, Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua, Polygonatum kingianum Coll. Et Hemsl.
In Kampo, Polygonatum falcatum A. Gray (Japanese Solomon’s seal) has been utilized.
Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. Ruscaceae - Hortus, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. Ruscaceae - Hortus, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Polygonatum multiflorum (L.) All. Ruscaceae - Hortus, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Japanese Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum falcatum) - Naito Medicinal Herbal Garden, Gifu, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Great Solomon’s seal – (Polygonatum canaliculatum) – Hamilton, Canada (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Great Solomon’s seal – (Polygonatum canaliculatum) – Hamilton, Canada (Photo by TH. Tanaka)
Polygonatum Odoratum (Mill.) Druce - - Hortus botanicus, University of Leidan, Netherlands (Photo by TH Tanaka)