Fagopyrum cymosum explained

Fagopyrum cymosum, also known as tall buckwheat, is a domesticated plant used in traditional Chinese medicine,^[1] for animal feed, and as an ornamental plant. It is native to much of China, and to Bhutan, Nepal, India, Burma, and Vietnam.^[1]

Chemistry

The flowers are known for their high content of fagopyrin, a naphthodianthrone that provokes phototoxic effects known as fagopyrism.^[2]

See also

• シャクチリソバ

Notes and References

1. Book: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242100052 . Flora of China . Li Anjen and Suk-pyo Hong . 5 . Fagopyrum . 2004.
2. Stojilkovski . K. . Glavač . N. . Kreft . S. . Kreft . I. . 2013 . Fagopyrin and flavonoid contents in common, Tartary, and cymosum Buckwheat . Journal of Food Composition and Analysis . 32 . 2. 126–130 . 10.1016/j.jfca.2013.07.005.