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An ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants in Taishan County ... frontiersin.org Frontiers Jul 10, 2025 10 facts

referenceA 2005 study by Qiu and Zeng analyzed the nitrate, nitrite, and vitamin C content of eight edible wild vegetables in Guangdong, China.

measurementResearchers identified 131 wild edible plant species belonging to 59 families in Taishan County, Guangdong Province, China, which are primarily used as tea substitutes, wild vegetables, and spices.

claimTaishan County is a coastal tourist destination located in the southwestern part of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province and is a center of Cantonese culture with a Han ethnic majority.

referenceThe paper 'An ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants in Taishan County, Guangdong, China' was published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems on July 10, 2025, authored by Zhang S, He C, Su L, Wang H, Lin J, and Li Y.

claimA formulation containing Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce roots, Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker Gawl. roots, Bombax ceiba L. flowers, Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D. R. Hunt flowers, and Abrus pulchellus subsp. cantoniensis whole aerial parts is associated with reduced nasopharyngeal cancer incidence in high-risk areas of Guangdong Province.

measurementTaishan County is located in the southwestern Pearl River Delta, Guangdong Province, with geographic coordinates ranging from 21°34′N to 22°27′N and 112°18′E to 113°03′E.

measurementThe research project 'Survey of Wood Plant Germplasm Resources in Guangdong' (project no. GDZZDC20228701 and GDZZDC20228703) and the 'Forestry Science and Technology Innovation Specific Project of Guangdong Province' (grant no. 2018KJCX002) provided financial support for the study.

referenceAnimal studies (He et al., 2009; You et al., 2012) indicate that Guangdong herbal tea formulations can enhance anaerobic metabolism, regulate lipoprotein levels, and reduce blood glucose concentrations.

procedureThe study in Taishan County, Guangdong Province, China, utilized market surveys, semi-structured interviews with 162 participants, and participant observation to document traditional knowledge of wild edible plants.

referenceWei et al. (2024) reviewed the application value of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa within the Hakka folk culture of Meizhou, Guangdong.