Steinmetz:Sagittaria

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Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Sagittaria sagittifolia

Also known as (or relevant to) Sagittaria sagittifolia Family Alismataceae English Names Arrowhead Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) China Asia Japan Part(s) Used Bulbus Sagittariae sagittifoliae

Action the powdered tubers are used as a substitute for Arrowroot by the Chinese; the boiled bulbs can be eaten as a vegetable. They are also used to make ink