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The "Ibuki-bofuu" (Libanotis coreana) belongs to Apiaceae (the Carrot family). It is a perennial herb that is distributed northward from Kinki district of Honshu to Hokkaido, as well as the southern Korean Peninsula.This herb grows in sub-alpine, sunny grasslands, and can reach 40-90 cm in height. The leaves are odd-bipinnate to odd-tripinnate compound, and the leaflets are deep-lobed palmately. The compound umbels are borne at the tip of stems, and the white small flowers bloom from July to September. The rootstock is called "Wa-bofuu" and used as a cold medicine.
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