Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Eleutherococcus trifoliatus
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Roots, Leaves - tea
A shrub that lies over. It can be 2-4 m tall. There are a few prickles on the branches. The leaves are compound. The leaflets spread out like fingers on a hand. There are 3 leaflets that are broadly oval and 4-10 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. There are fine teeth along the edge. The fruit are flattened and round and 5 mm across. They are black when ripe.
It is a tropical plant. In Thailand it grows between 1,100-1,400 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Common Names: Chobolaksinruibe, Cikuoluo, Ci wu jia, Habian, Ha bing, Jie dou, Kenkut, Ku ci, Shiah-ryngkhwari, Shi-soh-sat-khlaw, Wu jiao fu
Synonyms:
Acanthopanax trifoliatus (L.) Voss;
Acanthopanax trifoliatus (L.) Merr.;
Aralia trifoliata (L.) Meyen;
Zanthoxylum trifoliatum L.;
and others