Description:Wisteria is a creeper plant originary by Cina, very hardy and long-lived, remarkable since the beginning of springtime for its intense and pleasant fragrance liberated by its lilac or white flowers gathered numerous on hanging bunches. On late summer a second reflorescence occurs, this time on a few isolated bunches. Toxic parts are root and seeds.
Flowers are cooked. They are thoroughly washed and then boiled or made into fritters. The flowers are also cured in sugar then mixed with flour made into a famous local delicacy called 'Teng Lo'. The leaves contain allantoic acid. They are used as a tea substitute. The young leaves have also been eaten.
Medicinal Uses:
The seed is diuretic. It is used in the treatment of heart ailments. One report says that the stems and flowers are also used in Chinese medicine.
Problems:
In case of ingestion, usually of seeds, the symptoms are characterized by a gastroenteritis: vomiting and abdominal pain with diarrhea; face congestion and pupillary dilatation.
