Yu Zhu-Polygonatum odoratum-Scented Solomon’s Seal

£9.00

Yu Zhu

(Rare and difficult to obtain)

Polygonatum odoratum

Also known as Angular Solomon’s Seal or Scented Solomon’s seal

50 grams

 

Yu Zhu (Polygonatum odoratum) is also known as Angular Solomon’s Seal or Scented Solomon’s seal and is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan.

In the United Kingdom it is one of three native species of the genus, the others being Polygonatum multiflorum and Polygonatum verticillatum.

like its relative, lily of the valley, it is best grown and cultivated in moist, shaded situations, where it will spread by underground stolons. Cultivars include ‘Flore pleno‘ and ‘Variegatum

Traditional Uses for Yu Zhu:-

Yu Zhu is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Traditional Korean medicine (TKM), where it is called yùzhú (玉竹) and dunggulle (둥굴레) respectively. In Korea, the root of the plant is used to make a tea.

It has been used for intestinal problems and pain, for rheumatism, gout, water retention, and as a diuretic. In TCM it has been used for diabetics. It is also described as a digestive liquor which utilises this, the rhizome of the plant.

Constituents of  Yu Zhu:-

This plant species is described in the work Plantas Medicinales (medicinal plants) of Pius Font i Quer. According to it, its rhizome contains asparagine, mucilage, a cardio-tonic glycoside, saponin, and quinine gluconate.

 

Weight 0.050 kg
country-of-origin

USA

batch-code

BB228798B1

harvest

Spring 2022

best-before

October 2025