Nutraceutical Study on Maianthemum atropurpureum, a Wild Medicinal Food Plant in Northwest Yunnan, China

• Main Authors: Li Xu (Author), Yizhou Wang (Author), Yuanyuan Ji (Author), Ping Li (Author), Wujisiguleng Cao (Author), Shibiao Wu (Author), Edward Kennelly (Author), Chunlin Long (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Maianthemum atropurpureum (Franch) LaFrankie (Asparagaceae), called nibai in Tibetan or dongka in Drung or zhu-ye-cai in local Chinese, is a wild vegetable consumed by the Tibetan people and other ethnic groups in Northwest Yunnan, China. It is also a traditional medicinal plant used by different li...