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Tuberous butene (lat. Chaerophyllum bulbosum) - a herbaceous perennial plant of the Buten genus (Latin Chaerophyllum) belonging to the Umbelliferae family (Latin Umbelliferae), or Celery (Latin Apiaceae). The underground tubers of the plant are twenty percent starch, and therefore people grow Butena tuberous to expand their diet. The tubers are eaten raw, or boiled or fried, like potatoes. Young leaves with juicy spring stems are also used for nutrition, adding them to soups and borscht. The healing abilities of this type have long been familiar to traditional healers.
What's in your name
We learned about the meaning of the Latin name of the genus "Chaerophyllum" in the article describing the genus Buten.
As for the specific epithet "bulbosum" (tuberous), then the root system of the plant, consisting of a network of roots with tubers, resembling outwardly medium-sized carrots, has tried for this name. With such a root system, the plant differs from other species of the genus, in which the rhizome is underground, as, for example, in Aromatic Butn (lat. Chaerophyllum aromaticum).
The official botanical name has many synonymous names assigned to the plant by the people. First, the Latin specific epithet is translated not only by the word "tuberous", but, for example, by the word "tuberous". In addition, there are names such as Chervil Turnip, Wild Carrot, Wild Parsley, Hazelnut, Pupyri and many others.
Description
The appearance of the aerial part of Butnya tuberous is similar to other species of the genus. Perhaps only real botanists can distinguish one species from another at first glance.
It is a herbaceous plant with a branched stem, the height of which, depending on living conditions, varies from sixty centimeters to almost two meters in height. The lower part of the stem is protected by dense pubescence, which disappears with height, leaving the stem naked.
Traditional pinnately dissected leaves of gray-green color turn a tall plant bush into a picturesque work of nature. Traditionally, leaf petioles behave, being long in the lower part of the stem, then gradually decreasing and completely disappearing at the upper sessile leaves.
The umbellate inflorescence of Butnya tuberous, formed by numerous miniature flowers with white petals, does not differ from other species of the genus.
But the underground part of the plant is distinguished by its unique tubers, of which starch occupies a fifth, plus many different chemicals that turn the vegetable into a useful and very tasty food product.
Food product
Tuberous butene has been cultivated by Europeans since ancient times. Today, its nutritious tubers are somewhat forgotten, but at first glance, you can see unattractive, modest vegetables in the farmers' market, similar to a short plump carrot with a dull color of dirty potatoes. In contrast to the unattractive appearance of the vegetable, attention is drawn to the unusually high price per kilogram, equal to seventeen euros, which is fifteen times more expensive than carrots.
The high price is due to the lengthy process of obtaining edible root crops. Plants planted in November endow the gardener with fruits only in July of the next year. The tubers are then kept in the basement for up to three months to develop their wonderful sweet taste.
Fans of vegetable dishes emphasize the unusually tasty mashed potatoes made from the root crops of Butnya tuberous, which is very difficult to compare with anything, thereby concluding that the unattractive appearance of the vegetable is very deceiving, hiding a surprisingly tasty product underneath.
Healing abilities
All parts of the Tuberous Butn, including the sap running along the stems and leaves of the plant, are rich in substances useful to humans.
Traditional healers use Tuberous Buten in diseases of the digestive organs, respiratory organs (including pulmonary tuberculosis), to prevent atherosclerosis, colds and dizziness.
Juice from fresh stems and leaves is used to treat skin wounds and fight boils.
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