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Yomogi
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Artemisia
princeps
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Uses: Culinary/Medicinal/Industrial |
Duration: Perennial (hardy in zones 5-9) |
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Spring/Late Summer/Early Fall |
Ease of
Germination: Easy |
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| (Japanese mugwort; Kui hao)
The Japanese make delicious rice dumplings called yomogi
mochi with this herb. Young leaves are boiled slightly and
then pounded into dumplings made with gelatinous rice, adding
distinctive and delightful colour, aroma and flavour. Young
leaves and seedlings are used in soups and salads also.
Medicinally, the leaves are used for moxa in Japan and to treat
eczema, itchy skin and excessive womb bleeding in China. Also
used to dye cotton and silk. Prefers full or partial sun and
well-drained soil. Ht. 1m/3ft.
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