Translation guide
A plant species used in East Asian cuisine and traditional medicine. In Japanese, it is known as ハマボウフウ (hamabōfū) and its edible parts are referred to by specific names.
Referring to the plant Glehnia littoralis in a botanical or general context.
Standard Japanese name for Glehnia littoralis, a coastal plant.
Referring to the young shoot of Glehnia littoralis used as a wild vegetable.
Literally 'hamabōfū shoots', the part commonly eaten.
Referring to the dried root of Glehnia littoralis used in traditional Chinese/Japanese medicine.
The dried root used in Kampo medicine, pronounced 'hokushajin' or 'kitashajin'.
Glehnia littoralis is a perennial plant that grows on sandy beaches.
In spring, we go to pick hamabōfū shoots.
In culinary contexts, often just called hamabōfū, implying the edible shoot.
Hamabōfū is delicious when made into tempura.
Hokushajin is a crude drug used for cough relief.
Descriptive term for the root, used outside specialized contexts.
The root of Glehnia littoralis is dried and used in Kampo medicine.