Usuba saishin

Asarum sieboldii

Flower name
Usuba saishin
Scientific name
Asarum sieboldii
Alias薄葉細辛, カンアオイ, 寒葵
Place of originTokunoshima
Place of floweringLow mountains
Flowering seasonMarch, April, May

What is Usuba saishin

Usuba saishin (scientific name: Asarum sieboldii) is an inherent species of Tokunoshima and is a varieties of canoe odor. The leaf quality is thinner than the canopy, and the taste is hard. Flowering in spring. Roots and rhizomes are traditional Chinese medicine.

Common name: Usuba ssin (thin leaf slender), Scientific name: Asarum sieboldii, flowering period: March to May.