Premna puberula explained

Premna puberula is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae that is endemic to Central and South China. Known colloquially in South China as fairy tofu tree (Chinese: 神仙豆腐樹) or more simply as tofu tree (Chinese: 豆腐樹), the extract from the leaves of this plant, with its high pectin content,^[1] is used to make a jelly dish served in a similar manner as Chinese Liangfen.^[2] The leaves of Premna microphylla are used similarly,^{[3] [4]} as are other grass jelly plants.

Notes and References

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2. Zhang. Ming-Sheng. 28 September 2012. A Key Component Determination on Forming Fairy Tofu from the Leaf of Premna puberula (Verbenaceae). Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 10.7324/JAPS.2012.2906. free.
3. LI . Gang-feng . YAN . Hong-bo . KANG . Ming . WANG . Huan . HE . Zhi-jun . ZHOU . Qiang-ying . ZHANG . Hua-min . 豆腐柴叶豆腐的加工工艺优化 . 食品研究与开发 . 19 February 2017 . 38 . 14 . 68–74 . 10.3969/j.issn.1005-6521.2017.14.015 . 3 July 2024 . Optimization of Processing Technology of Premna microphylla Turcz Leaf Tofu . zh . 1005-6521 . 6 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240706172717/http://www.tjfrad.com.cn/html/2017/14/201714015.htm . live .
4. LI . Mei-qing . WANG . Yuan-li . DONG . Ming . HE . Jin-ling . 豆腐柴的研究与应用综述 . Science and Technology of Food Industry . 2011 . 3 . 462–464 . 10.13386/j.issn1002-0306.2011.03.029 . 3 July 2024 . Summarization of research and application of Premna microphylla Turcz . zh . 1002-0306 . 3 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240703214233/http://www.spgykj.com/en/article/doi/10.13386/j.issn1002-0306.2011.03.029 . live .