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Ledebouriella seseloides

Common name:	Fang Feng	Family:	Umbelliferae
Author:	(Hoffm.)Wolff.	Botanical references:	74
Synonyms:	Siler divaricatum ((Turcz.)Benth.&Hook.), Saposhnikovia divaricata ((Turcz.)Schischk.)
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	E. Asia - China and Japan to Siberia.
Habitat:	Desert slopes and dry steppes[74].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	1	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	2

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	Stenocoelium divaricatum[G]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Fang Feng [E],
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Apiales. Renamed to Apiaceae -- Carrot family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	China

Physical Characteristics

Perennial growing to 0.3m. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 1/5 for edibility and 2/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil and can tolerate drought.

Edible Uses

Leaves.

Young plant and leaves - raw or cooked[105, 177, 178]. The leaves contain 1.7% protein, 0.3% fat, 4.7% carbohydrate and 1.3% ash[179].

Medicinal Uses

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Antidote; Antipyretic; Antiseptic; Diaphoretic.

Antipyretic, antiseptic, diaphoretic, carminative and antitoxin[147, 176, 178]. It is used in the treatment of influenza, headaches, chills, rheumatoid numbness, joint pains and tetanus[147].

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Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will succeed outdoors in Britain, though judging by its native range it is likely to be hardy at least in the milder areas of the country.
There is some confusion over this name, according to [74] this species is endemic to Siberia whilst other reports say that its range is China and Japan[105, 176, 177]. According to [176], the correct name for this species is Siler divaricatum. [L.} and it is possible that two distinct species are being treated here.

Propagation

Seed -

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Web References

[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.

References for Saposhnikovia divaricata (a possible synonym).

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.

References for Siler divaricatum (a possible synonym).

[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[74] Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1968
An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers.

[105] Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.

[147] ? A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press ISBN 0-914294-92-X
A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods.

[176] Yeung. Him-Che. Handbook of Chinese Herbs and Formulas. Institute of Chinese Medicine, Los Angeles 1985
A very good Chinese herbal.

[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.

[178] Stuart. Rev. G. A. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre
A translation of an ancient Chinese herbal. Fascinating.

[179] Reid. B. E. Famine Foods of the Chiu-Huang Pen-ts'ao. Taipei. Southern Materials Centre 1977
A translation of an ancient Chinese book on edible wild foods. Fascinating.

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